Status:
valid
Authors:
Broth.
Source:
tro
Year:
1910
Citation Micro:
Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 160. 14 f. 28 1910
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001154248
Description
Trachypodopsis laxoalaris (also called Loose-winged Trachypodopsis, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant with a creeping rhizome and a stem up to 80 cm tall. It is native to China, Japan, and Korea, and is found in moist forests, grasslands, and meadows.
Uses & Benefits
Trachypodopsis laxoalaris is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover. It is also used for erosion control and as a soil stabilizer.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Trachypodopsis laxoalaris has small, yellow flowers with five petals. Its seeds are small and black, and its seedlings are small and green.
Where to Find Trachypodopsis laxoalaris
Trachypodopsis laxoalaris is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia.
Species in the Trachypodopsis genus
Species in the Meteoriaceae family
Duthiella flaccida,
Duthiella formosana,
Duthiella speciosissima,
Duthiella wallichii,
Duthiella declinata,
Aerobryidium aureonitens,
Aerobryidium crispifolium,
Aerobryidium filamentosum,
Aerobryidium laosiense,
Aerobryidium levieri,
Aerobryidium indicum,
Aerobryopsis capensis,
Aerobryopsis cochlearifolia,
Aerobryopsis deflexa,
Aerobryopsis leptosigmata,
Aerobryopsis membranacea,
Aerobryopsis parisii,
Aerobryopsis pulchricoma,
Aerobryopsis striatula,
Aerobryopsis subdivergens,
Aerobryopsis subleptostigmata,
Aerobryopsis vitiana,
Aerobryopsis cirrifolia,
Aerobryopsis fuscescens,
Aerobryopsis aristifolia,
Aerobryopsis yunnanensis,
Aerobryopsis longissima,
Aerobryopsis bauerae,
Aerobryopsis eravikulamensis,
Barbella angustifolia,
Barbella turgida,
Barbella capillaris,
Barbella compressiramea,
Barbella futunensis,
Barbella horridula,
Barbella kurzii,
Barbella perpinnata,
Barbella rufifolia,
Barbella tenax,
Barbella biformis,
Barbella chrysonema,
Barbella eusebii,
Barbella minuta,
Barbella linearifolia,
Barbellopsis macroblasta,
Barbellopsis trichophora,
Barbellopsis conferva,
Chrysocladium retrorsum,
Cryptopapillaria feae,
Cryptopapillaria chrysoclada,