Encalypta mutica
Fringed Extinguisher Moss
Encalypta ciliata
Hedw. Species
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- Botanical name
- Encalypta ciliata
- Also known as
- Fringed Candle Snuffer Moss, Fringed Extinguisher Moss, Fringed Extinguisher-Moss
- Family
- Encalyptaceae
- Genus
- Encalypta
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Fringed Extinguisher Moss
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Encalypta ciliata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Bryum ciliare
Bryum extinctorium var. ciliatum
Encalypta alaskana
Encalypta austrociliata
Encalypta breviseta
Encalypta breviseta var. medioseta
Encalypta ciliata f. erythrodonta
Encalypta ciliata f. pilifera
Encalypta ciliata f. subciliata
Encalypta ciliata var. concolor
Encalypta ciliata var. erythrodonta
Encalypta ciliata var. gymnostoma
Encalypta ciliata var. microstoma
Encalypta ciliata var. pilifera
Encalypta ciliata var. subciliata
Encalypta clausa
Encalypta coarctata
Encalypta erythrodonta
Encalypta fimbriata
Encalypta laciniata
Encalypta leiotheca
Encalypta mexicana
Encalypta scabrata
Encalypta serbica
Leersia borealis
Leersia ciliata
Leersia fimbriata
Leersia laciniata
Leersia laciniata var. groenlandica
Others in Encalypta
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