Encalypta longicolla
Spiral Extinguisher-Moss
Encalypta streptocarpa
Hedw. Species
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- Botanical name
- Encalypta streptocarpa
- Also known as
- Spiral Extinguisher-Moss
- Family
- Encalyptaceae
- Genus
- Encalypta
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Spiral Extinguisher-Moss
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Encalypta streptocarpa but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Encalypta contorta
Encalypta contorta var. adpressa
Encalypta grandis
Encalypta streptocarpa f. latifolia
Encalypta streptocarpa f. pumila
Encalypta streptocarpa f. robusta
Encalypta streptocarpa f. streptocarpa
Encalypta streptocarpa var. adpressa
Encalypta streptocarpa var. streptocarpa
Leersia contorta
Leersia streptocarpa
Merceya serratinervis
Streptocarpus contortus
Streptocarpus syntrichioides
Others in Encalypta
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