Flora of North America species comparison

usually branched;

axillary hyaline nodules absent;

central strand present.

usually profusely branched;

axillary hyaline nodules absent;

central strand absent.

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.

in numerous pairs, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, frequently somewhat falcate, acute, to 7 × 0.6 mm;

dorsal lamina narrowed proximally, usually ending before insertion;

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

margin ± entire, elimbate;

costa ending 15–35 cells before apex, bryoides-type;

laminal cells usually 1-stratose, sometimes 2-stratose juxtacostally, quadrate to short-oblong to hexagonal, smooth, slightly bulging, ± firm-walled, 15–23 × 10–18 µm in dorsal and ventral laminae, juxtacostal cells largest.

to 11 mm.

0.5–0.6 mm.

dioicous;

perigonia on short axillary branches and elongate stems;

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

gonioautoicous and cladautoicous;

perigonia and perichaetia on short axillary branches, 1–5 per leaf axil, sometimes on elongate, axillary branches.

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

peristome taxifolius-type;

operculum 1–1.4 mm.

theca 0.5–0.6 mm, erect, radially symmetric;

peristome anomalous, irregularly divided, ± incomplete, often truncate, papillose;

operculum as long as seta.

cucullate, smooth, 1.8 mm.

mitrate, smooth.

13–20 µm.

18–27 µm.

1 per perchaetium.

1–5 per leaf axil, inconspicuous.