Flora of North America species comparison

2 cm, 0.5–2 mm wide, ascending to erect.

3 cm, 1.5–3 mm wide, creeping to ascending;

pseudoparaphyllia foliose.

loosely imbricate to somewhat spreading, often squarrose, sometimes squarrose-recurved, usually straight at stem and branch apices, not plicate, 0.6–2 × 0.3–0.8 mm;

base distinctly decurrent;

margins serrulate to strongly serrate;

alar cells rounded to oval, abruptly inflated, 14–65 × 14–24 µm, hyaline, sometimes orange to red;

basal laminal cell walls pitted, sometimes pitted to mid leaf or beyond;

medial cells 24–50 × 4–7 µm. Sexual condition autoicous.

imbricate to somewhat spreading, often somewhat falcate when dry, not plicate, 1.5–3 × 0.4–0.6 mm;

base distinctly short-decurrent;

margins serrulate to entire;

alar cells rounded to oblong, abruptly inflated, 14–70 × 14–28 µm, hyaline;

basal laminal cell walls pitted, sometimes to mid leaf;

medial cells 33–85 × 4–7 µm. Sexual condition dioicous.

light brown to red, 0.9–2 cm.

yellowish, 1.1–1.5 cm.

inclined to nearly erect, light brown, oblong to cylindric, slightly arcuate to straight, 1–2 × 0.3–0.5 mm, not or little contracted below mouth when dry;

operculum conic to conic-apiculate, 0.3–0.4 mm.

inclined, light brown, cylindric, slightly curved, 2.5–3 × 0.3–0.5 mm, not or little contracted below mouth when dry;

operculum conic to conic-apiculate, 0.3–0.4 mm.

10–15 µm.

17–22 µm.