Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched and branched;

axillary hyaline nodules present;

central strand weak or absent.

branched;

axillary hyaline nodules weak;

central strand weak.

as many as 25 pairs, narrowly lanceolate to ovate–lanceolate, acute to sharply acute to short acuminate, to 1.9 × 0.3;

dorsal lamina narrowed proximally, ending before or at insertion, infrequently ± decurrent;

vaginant laminae 1/2–4/5 leaf length, ± equal, minor lamina ending on or near margin;

margin entire, limbate on all laminae, limbidium confluent at apex or ending shortly before apex, extending to base of dorsal lamina, limbidial cells 2–3-stratose;

costa percurrent to excurrent, bryoides-type;

laminal cells 1-stratose, distinct, smooth, ± bulging, firm-walled, elongate, 7–22 × 4–13 µm, increasing in size toward proximal part of leaf.

as many as 20 pairs, oblong to lanceolate, obtuse-apiculate to acute-apiculate, to 2 × 0.5 mm;

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

vaginant laminae ± 2/3 leaf length, ± equal, minor lamina ending on or near margin;

margin crenulate-serrulate, more strongly serrulate on vaginant laminae;

costa ending 1–2 cells before apex or ending in apiculus, taxifolius-type;

laminal cells irregularly 2-stratose in dorsal and ventral laminae, smooth, bulging, firm-walled, rounded-hexagonal, 7–9 µm, papillose in cell corners with 2–4 ± inconspicuous papillae in vaginant laminae.

to 12 mm.

to 10 mm.

rhizoautoicous;

perigonia gemmiform, proximal to infertile and fertile stems.

dioicous;

perigonia and perichaetia gemmiform, axillary, confined to proximal parts of stems.

theca exserted, ± erect, radially symmetric to inclined, arcuate, bilaterally symmetic, 0.35–1.25 mm;

peristome bryoides-type;

operculum 0.25–0.3 µm.

theca to 1 mm, erect, ± arcuate, bilaterally symmetric, about 1 mm;

peristome taxifolius-type;

operculum 1 mm.

cucullate, smooth, 0.5 mm.

cucullate, smooth, 0.6 mm.

11–18 µm.

14–18 µm.

1 per perichaetium.

1 per perichaetium.