Flora of North America species comparison

mostly branched;

axillary hyaline nodules absent;

central strand present.

branched;

axillary hyaline nodules weak;

central strand weak.

as many as 15 pairs, often undulate, oblong to lanceolate, obtuse to broadly acute, cuspidate, to 2.7 mm × 0.6 mm;

dorsal lamina truncate-rounded proximally, ending at insertion, not decurrent;

vaginant laminae 2/3 the leaf length, ± equal, minor lamina ending on or near margin;

margin evenly serrulate, often crenulate-serrulate on dorsal and ventral laminae, elimbate;

costa ending in cuspidate apex, taxifolius-type;

laminal cells 1-stratose, distinct, smooth, bulging, firm-walled, irregularly hexagonal, 8–11 µm frequently paler at margin, conspicuously mammillose in vaginant laminae, larger and clearer juxtacostally.

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.

to 17 mm.

to 10 mm.

rhizautoicous;

perigonia on short branches proximal to elongate stems;

perichaetia on short, proximal, axillary branches.

dioicous;

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

theca slightly inclined, slightly arcuate, bilaterally symmetric, to 1.5 mm;

peristome taxifolius-type;

operculum to 1 mm.

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

peristome taxifolius-type;

operculum 1 mm.

cucullate, smooth, to 2 mm.

cucullate, smooth, 0.6 mm.

13–18 µm.

14–18 µm.

1 per perichaetium.

1 per perichaetium.