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brachythecium moss
Scientific Name: Brachythecium salebrosum
Family: Brachytheciaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
Duration:
Other Names:
Brachythecium Moss
This page provides information about mosses belonging to the genus Brachythecium, also referred to as brachythecium moss.
Considerations for Pets
- Some Brachythecium species can form dense mats.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Brachythecium Schimp.
- Family: Brachytheciaceae
- Group: Moss
- Synonyms/Alternative Names:
- Brachytheciastrum velutinum (for Brachythecium velutinum)
- Synonyms for Brachythecium frigidum: Brachythecium asperrimum, Brachythecium gemmascens, Brachythecium lamprochryseum
- Varieties:
- Brachythecium reflexum var. reflexum (Starke in Web. & Mohr) Schimp. in B.S.G.
- Brachythecium albicans var. occidentale
Common Species
- Brachythecium rutabulum: Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Brachythecium velutinum: Velvet Feather-moss
- Brachythecium populeum: Matted Feather Moss
- Brachythecium turgidum: Stiff brachythecium moss
- Brachythecium acuminatum: Acuminate brachythecium moss
- Brachythecium rivulare
- Brachythecium salebrosum: Golden Ragged Moss, Smooth-stalked Yellow Feather Moss, Rough Moss, Cedar Moss
- Brachythecium mildeanum
- Brachythecium albicans: Whitish Feather-moss
- Brachythecium campestre
- Brachythecium piligerum
- Brachythecium frigidum
- Brachythecium appleyardiae
Distribution and Habitat
- Brachythecium is found in various locations, including:
- California (difficult genus)
- Sagehen Creek Basin, CA
- Den Helder, Netherlands
- Lincoln, UK
- Noordwijk, The Netherlands (Coepelduynen dunes)
- Rubha nan Sasan, Loch Ewe, Scotland
- Generally found in mesic (moderately moist) sites, but not typically inundated areas, with Brachythecium frigidum as an exception.
- Brachythecium salebrosum is a forest creeping moss.
- Some species grow on rocks in and beside streams.
- Brachythecium albicans is widely distributed on dune ridges.
- Brachythecium rutabulum is found in fields and on walls, as well as lawns.
Morphological Characteristics
- Forms loose, medium-sized patches.
- Capsules are frequent, having a curved, egg-shaped form with a roughened seta.
- Some species are medium-sized to large mosses.
- Some are small-leaved mosses growing in tangled mats.
Quirky Facts
- Some people refer to certain Brachythecium mosses as "Star moss" due to their soft and fluffy appearance.
Genetic Information
- DNA sequence analysis has been performed on the ITS region of nrDNA and the atpB-rbcL intergenic spacer for species like Brachythecium appleyardiae.