Hylocomiastrum pyrenaicum
Shaded Woods Moss
Hylocomiastrum umbratum
(Hedw.) M.Fleisch. ex Broth. Species
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- Botanical name
- Hylocomiastrum umbratum
- Also known as
- Shaded Wood-Moss, Shaded Woods Moss
- Family
- Hylocomiaceae
- Genus
- Hylocomiastrum
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Shaded Woods Moss
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Hylocomiastrum umbratum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Hylocomiastrum umbratum f. ramosius
Hylocomium umbratum
Hylocomium umbratum var. pseudoproliferum
Hylocomium umbratum var. ramosius
Hypnum proliferum var. umbratum
Hypnum umbratum
Pleurozium umbratum
Others in Hylocomiastrum
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