Flora of North America species comparison

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Leskeella nervosa

leskeella
Stem(s)

leaves symmetric, 0.6–1.2 mm;

apex slender, longer than main portion of lamina;

costa flattening and filling acumen;

apical laminal cells somewhat longer than medial cells.
Branch leaves

ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 0.4–0.8 mm;

apex acute to subulate.
Capsule

2–3 mm;

annulus of 2 rows of cells, deciduous in fragments;

endostome basal membrane about 1/4 length of exostome teeth.
Stoloniferous

leaves scalelike, distant, ovate or orbicular.

Leskeella nervosa
Phenology Capsules mature Jul–Sep.
Habitat Tree bark, calcareous rock
Elevation low to high elevations (0-3500 m) (low to high elevations (0-11500 ft))
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CO; ID; ME; MI; MN; MT; NC; NM; NY; PA; RI; SD; UT; VT; WI; AB; BC; MB; NB; NL; NS; ON; QC; Asia; Greenland; Europe; Atlantic Islands (Iceland)
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Source FNA vol. 28, p. 353.
Parent taxa Leskeaceae > Leskeella
Synonyms Pterigynandrum nervosum, Leskea nervosa, Pseudoleskeella nervosa
Name authority (Bridel) Loeske: Moosfl. Harz., 255. (1903)
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