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Kindbergia oregana
Habit Plants large, plumose, green, yellow-green, or brownish.
Stem(s)

leaves 1.2–2.2 × 0.8–1.2(–1.6) mm;

laminal cells 35–80 × 3–5(–6) µm. Branch leaves distinctly plicate, 1–2 × (0.6–)0.7–0.9(–1.2) mm.
Seta

1.5–2 cm.
Spores

12–16 µm.

Kindbergia oregana
Habitat Litter, soil rich in humus, rotten logs, forests, mesic, diffusely lighted places
Elevation low to moderate elevations (0-1300 m) (low to moderate elevations (0-4300 ft))
Distribution
from FNA
AK; CA; ID; MT; OR; WA; BC
Discussion

Kindbergia oregana differs from the most common morphotype of K. praelonga in its more robust stature and simple branches. In addition, the branch leaves of K. oregana are usually distinctly plicate and the laminal cells are narrower and more thin-walled.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 28, p. 447.
Parent taxa Brachytheciaceae > Kindbergia
Sibling taxa
K. praelonga
Synonyms Hypnum oreganum
Name authority (Sullivant) Ochyra: Lindbergia 8: 54. (1982)
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