Flora of North America species comparison

branched;

axillary hyaline nodules absent;

central strand present.

unbranched and branched;

axillary hyaline nodules absent;

central strand weak.

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.

as many as 10 pairs, lanceolate to lingulate, acute to obtuse-apiculate, to 1.3 × 0.4 mm;

dorsal lamina narrowed abruptly proximally, ending at insertion, not decurrent;

vaginant laminae ± 1/2 leaf length, equal;

margin serrulate, limbate and entire on complete length of vaginant laminae and often on proximal portion of adjacent ventral laminae of all leaves except smallest, limbidial cells 1-stratose;

costa percurrent to ending 2–3 cells before apex, bryoides-type;

laminal cells 1-stratose, distinct, mammillose, firm-walled, quadrate to hexagonal, 7–9 µm. Sexual condition rhizautoicous;

perigonia gemmiform, proximal to fertile and infertile stems.

1.5–5.5 mm.

to 3.5 mm.

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

peristome taxifolius-type;

operculum long rostrate, 0.6–0.9 mm.

theca exserted, erect, radially symmetric, to 0.6 mm;

peristome scariosus-type;

operculum to 9.4 mm.

cucullate, smooth, 1.5 mm.

cucullate, smooth, to 0.5 mm.

13–18 µm.

11–23 µm.

1 per perichaetium.

1 per perichaetium.