Encalypta longicolla
Ribbed Extinguisher Moss
Encalypta rhaptocarpa
Schwägr. Species
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- Botanical name
- Encalypta rhaptocarpa
- Also known as
- Ribbed Candlesnuffer Moss, Ribbed Extinguisher Moss, Ribbed Extinguisher-Moss, Yellow Awn Candle Snuffer Moss
- Family
- Encalyptaceae
- Genus
- Encalypta
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Ribbed Extinguisher Moss
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Encalypta rhaptocarpa but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Encalypta ciliata var. rhaptocarpa
Encalypta ciliata var. striata
Encalypta leiomitra
Encalypta patagonica
Encalypta rhaptocarpa f. decolorans
Encalypta rhaptocarpa subsp. leiomitra
Encalypta rhaptocarpa var. cucullata
Encalypta rhaptocarpa var. decolorans
Encalypta rhaptocarpa var. eperistomatica
Encalypta rhaptocarpa var. leiomitra
Encalypta rhaptocarpa var. microstoma
Encalypta rhaptocarpa var. rhaptocarpa
Encalypta rhaptocarpa var. subspathulata
Encalypta subspathulata
Encalypta vulgaris var. rhaptocarpa
Leersia rhaptocarpa
Others in Encalypta
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