Plagiomnium Explained
Plagiomnium is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae.[1] It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus Mnium and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.[2]
Description
This genus is characterized by singly placed marginal teeth.[3] [4]
Plagiomnium are commonly found along shaded stream banks, seeps and springs, generally on soil with a high humus content.
Species
The genus Plagiomnium contains the following species:
- Plagiomnium acutum
- Plagiomnium affine
- Plagiomnium arbusculum
- Plagiomnium carolinianum
- Plagiomnium ciliare
- Plagiomnium cinclidioides
- Plagiomnium confertidens
- Plagiomnium cordatum
- Plagiomnium cuspidatum
- Plagiomnium drummondii
- Plagiomnium ecklonii
- Plagiomnium elatum
- Plagiomnium elimbatum
- Plagiomnium ellipticum
- Plagiomnium insigne
- Plagiomnium integroradiatum
- Plagiomnium integrum
- Plagiomnium japonicum
- Plagiomnium kawadei
- Plagiomnium maximoviczii
- Plagiomnium medium
- Plagiomnium novae-zealandiae
- Plagiomnium prorepens
- Plagiomnium rhynchophorum
- Plagiomnium rostratum
- Plagiomnium rugicum
- Plagiomnium speciosum
- Plagiomnium subelimbatum
- Plagiomnium succulentum
- Plagiomnium tezukae
- Plagiomnium trichomanes
- Plagiomnium undulatum
- Plagiomnium venustum
- Plagiomnium vesicatum
Notes and References
- Web site: Plagiomnium . The Plant List . 2013. 16 December 2019.
- Web site: Plagiomnium T. Koponen, 1968. California Moss eFlora. University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley. 16 December 2019.
- Book: Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast : Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. 1994. Lone Pine Publishing. MacKinnon, A. (Andrew), 1956-, Pojar, Jim, 1948-, Alaback, Paul B.. 1-55105-040-4. Richmond, Wash.. 30357470.
- Web site: Flora of North America. eFlora. 16 December 2019.
