Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched and branched;

axillary hyaline nodules present;

central strand present.

branched;

axillary hyaline nodules weak;

central strand weak.

as many as 16 pairs, oblong to lanceolate, acute to short-acuminate, to 1.3 × 0.25 mm;

dorsal lamina narrowed proximally, ending well above or at insertion;

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

margin ± entire to crenulate-serrulate, limbate on all laminae, limbidium variable, developed best on vaginant laminae, ceasing well before apex, limbidium cells 1-stratose;

costa ending 2–5 cells before apex to percurrent, bryoides-type;

laminal cells 1-stratose, distinct, smooth, somewhat bulging, firm-walled, irregularly quadrate to hexagonal, 9–14 µm, increasing somewhat in size and ± oblong in proximal parts of vaginant laminae.

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.

2–6 mm.

to 10 mm.

rhizautoicous;

perigonia gemmiform, proximal to fertile and infertile stems, and as branches along horizontal parts of stems.

dioicous;

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

theca exserted, erect, radially symmetric, 0.5–1.25 mm;

peristome anomalous, variable, even in same theca, teeth undivided, imperfectly divided or divided 4/5 their length, papillose distally, smooth proximally;

operculum 0.22–0.3 mm.

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

peristome taxifolius-type;

operculum 1 mm.

cucullate, smooth, to 0.45 mm.

cucullate, smooth, 0.6 mm.

20–26 µm.

14–18 µm.

1 per perichaetium.

1 per perichaetium.