Flora of North America species comparison

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Anomobryum julaceum
Stems

strongly julaceous.
Leaves

loosely imbricate when dry, strongly concave, 0.6–1.2 mm;

costa ending mid leaf or 2/3 leaf length, rarely percurrent;

distal laminal cells elongate-vermicular, 60–100 µm, 8–10:1, walls sinuate.
Seta

2–3 cm.
Capsule

inclined to nodding, brown or red-brown, ovate-pyriform, 1–2 mm;

peristome double;

endostome basal membrane high, segments broadly perforated, cilia 1–3, appendiculate to nodose.
Spores

8–13 µm.
Specialized

asexual reproduction absent.

Anomobryum julaceum
Phenology Capsules mature Jun–Sep.
Habitat Acidic seepy or damp soil, soil over rock, ledges
Elevation low to high elevations (0-4000 m) (low to high elevations (0-13100 ft))
Distribution
from FNA
AK; CA; CO; CT; MI; MN; NC; NY; PA; WI; AB; BC; NT; NU; YT; Mexico; Central America; South America; Africa; Greenland; Eurasia; Subantarctic Islands
Discussion

Anomobryum julaceum is a widespread boreal-temperate species; capsules are very rare. Material from southern California and Mexico has been referred to var. mexicanum Schimper, but this variety is not recognized here.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 28, p. 121.
Parent taxa Bryaceae > Anomobryum
Sibling taxa
A. concinnatum
Synonyms Bryum julaceum, Pohlia filiformis
Name authority (Schrader ex P. Gaertner: Syn. Musc. Eur., 382. (1860)
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