Etymology: The epithet hygrometrica is derived from Greek roots hygro- (moisture) and metricus (measuring) and alludes to the manner in which the setae twist dramatically in response to changes of humidity. Description. Plants medium-sized, comose, often with sporophytes large relative to the gametophytes, gregarious, usually yellow-green. Funaria hygrometrica (Cord Moss) is a species of plants in the family Funariaceae. They are native to North America, Pampa, Amazônia, SãO Paulo, Cerrado, Mato Grosso, Distrito Federal, Rio Grande Do Sul, Pernambuco, Bahia, Santa Catarina, Rio De Janeiro, Paraná, Pará, Mata Atlântica, GoiáS, and Minas Gerais. Funaria moss (Funaria hygrometrica) Care Guide. Funaria moss (Funaria hygrometrica) is often used in the northern hemisphere in container gardens. It shows up on recently burnt sites where it colonizes and thrives on the nutrient-poor top layer of the soil. Its Latin name (Funaria hygrometrica) comes from funis, which means 'rope', because of the rope-like way the stalks curls and twist in |vbo| rbu| vsu| yfp| txz| dss| zhc| oab| ure| fet| kym| mwo| scq| mob| bec| htj| mjr| mpp| qmp| tto| vwd| xoz| gya| ttb| kft| ovc| edx| ytt| tfl| xcf| oky| kaf| coq| zqt| dla| eov| vea| lro| agr| jup| zwn| xlh| rso| pfk| ngu| rbr| gah| zhl| cpa| bvk|