Flora of North America species comparison

strongly julaceous.

weakly julaceous.

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.

strongly imbricate when dry, flat to somewhat concave, 0.6–1.4 mm;

costa percurrent to short-excurrent, mucro smooth;

distal laminal cells elongate-rhomboidal, 40–60 µm, 6:1, walls not or weakly sinuate.

2–3 cm.

2–3 cm.

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.

erect or suberect, red, ovate-cylindric, 1–3 mm;

peristome single, highly reduced, of unknown origin;

endostome segments and cilia absent.

8–13 µm.

8–15 µm.

asexual reproduction absent.

asexual reproduction by leaf axil bulbils, red-brown, leafy, small.