Flora of North America species comparison

usually branched;

axillary hyaline nodules absent;

central strand present.

branched;

axillary hyaline nodules absent;

central strand present.

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.

as many as 20 pairs, lorate to lanceolate, acute to rounded, apiculate, to 2.35 × 0.35–0.65 mm;

dorsal lamina usually rounded proximally, ending at insertion, sometimes ending before insertion or slightly decurrent;

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

margin mostly crenulate on dorsal and ventral laminae, mostly serrulate on vaginant laminae and distally, elimbate;

costa variable in length, even on same plant, excurrent into apiculus to ending several cells before apex, taxifolius-type;

lamina cells 1-stratose, distinct, smooth, slightly bulging, firm-walled, quadrate to irregularly hexagonal, 6–15 µm, somewhat larger justacostally, marginal row thinner, paler.

to 11 mm.

dioicous;

perigonia on short axillary branches and elongate stems;

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

dioicous(?);

perigonia unknown;

perichaetia on short proximal stems and axillary in proximal leaves.

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

peristome taxifolius-type;

operculum 1–1.4 mm.

cucullate, smooth, 1.8 mm.

13–20 µm.

1 per perchaetium.

, calyptra, and spores not known.