Neckera cephalonica
Dwarf Neckera
Neckera pumila
Hedw. Species
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- Botanical name
- Neckera pumila
- Also known as
- Dwarf Neckera
- Family
- Neckeraceae
- Genus
- Neckera
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Dwarf Neckera
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Neckera pumila but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Distichia pumila
Eleutera fontinaloides
Hypnum pennatum
Neckera fontinaloides
Neckera fontinaloides var. elongata
Neckera fontinaloides var. philippeana
Neckera fontinaloides var. philippei
Neckera philippeana
Neckera pumila f. flagellosa
Neckera pumila f. subplana
Neckera pumila var. elongata
Neckera pumila var. philippeana
Neckera pumila var. subplana
Pilotrichum pumilum
Others in Neckera
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