Flora of North America species comparison

usually profusely branched;

axillary hyaline nodules absent;

central strand absent.

branched;

axillary hyaline nodules absent;

central strand present.

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.

as many as 28 pairs, sometimes ± undulate, oblong, obtuse-apiculate to acute, to 2.4 × 0.3–0.4 mm;

dorsal lamina narrowed proximally, ending before or at insertion;

vaginant laminae 1/2–2/3 leaf length, acute, ± unequal, minor lamina ending near margin;

margin evenly crenulate-serrulate but irregularly serrate distally;

costa ending 6–16 cells before apex, covered and obscured above by chlorophyllose cells, taxifolius-type;

lamina cells irregularly 2-stratose, smooth, bulging, firm-walled, irregularly rounded-hexagonal, 7.5–10 µm. Sexual condition gonioautoicous and cladautoicous;

perigonia gemmiform, axillary, and on short branches;

perichaetia on short axillary branches near proximal ends of stem.

0.5–0.6 mm.

1.5–5.5 mm.

gonioautoicous and cladautoicous;

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

theca 0.5–0.6 mm, erect, radially symmetric;

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

operculum as long as seta.

theca 0.8–2.1 mm, erect, radially symmetric or nearly so;

peristome taxifolius-type;

operculum long rostrate, 0.6–0.9 mm.

mitrate, smooth.

cucullate, smooth, 1.5 mm.

18–27 µm.

13–18 µm.

1–5 per leaf axil, inconspicuous.

1 per perichaetium.