Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched and sparingly branched;

axillary hyaline nodules weak;

central strand present.

usually branched;

axillary hyaline nodules absent;

central strand present.

in as many as 25 pairs, often undulate, mostly lingulate, rounded to obtuse to broadly acute, sometimes apiculate, to 4 × 0.5 mm;

dorsal lamina narrowed proximally, ending before or at insertion, not decurrent;

vaginant laminae 1/2–3/4 the leaf length, unequal, minor lamina of most leaves rounded and free distally, or narrowed distally and ending on or near costa;

margin ± entire to crenulate-serrulate, sometimes unevenly so distally, elimbate except for a weak limbidium in the proximal parts of vaginant laminae, limbidial cells 1-stratose;

costa ending several cells before apex, oblongifolius-type, distal part of leaf in transverse section showing enlarged cells arranged in a single row;

laminal cells of dorsal and ventral laminae 1-stratose, distinct, smooth, lenticularly thickened but appearing bulging, firm-walled, irregularly hexagonal, 7–12 µm long;

juxtacostal and interior proximal cells of vaginant laminae 1-stratose, smooth, plane, quadrate to ± oblong, larger;

medial marginal cells of vaginant laminae ± elongate, oriented obliquely.

as many as 25 pairs, often undulate, oblong to lanceolate, obtuse to acute, often apiculate, to 3.5 × 0.7 mm;

dorsal lamina truncate-rounded proximally, ending at insertion, not decurrent;

vaginant laminae 2/3 the leaf length, ± unequal, minor lamina ending near margin;

margin crenulate to crenulate-serrulate but unevenly serrate at leaf apex, elimbate;

costa ending a few cells before apex to percurrent, taxifolius-type;

laminal cells irregularly 2-stratose in dorsal and ventral laminae, ± obscure, smooth, bulging, firm-walled, rounded-hexagonal, 7–10 µm, 3–4 rows of marginal cells thinner, walls slightly thicker, forming a pale marginal band.

to 6 mm.

to 11 mm.

dioicous;

perigonia and perichaetia on elongate stems;

naked archegonia at times in axils of distal leaves.

dioicous;

perigonia on short axillary branches and elongate stems;

perichaetia on short axillary branches, mostly near proximal ends of stems.

theca ± erect, radially symmetric to slightly arcuate, bilaterally symmetric, to 1.5 mm;

peristome taxifolius-type;

operculum ± as long as theca.

theca slightly inclined, slightly arcuate, bilaterally symmetric, to 1.8 mm;

peristome taxifolius-type;

operculum 1–1.4 mm.

cucullate, smooth, 1–1.7 µm. Spores 7.5–12 µm.

cucullate, smooth, 1.8 mm.

13–20 µm.

1–2 per perichaetium, orange-red.

1 per perchaetium.