Flora of North America species comparison

leaves erect-appressed and straight when dry, ligulate, elongate- to ovate-lanceolate, 2–4 mm;

margins recurved-revolute to just below apex, entire;

apex acute;

basal laminal cells long-rectangular to elongate, walls thick, nodose;

distal cells 9–13 µm, 1-stratose, papillae 2 or 3 per cell, 2-fid, low.

leaves stiff, closely erect-appressed, incurved when dry, oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, 2–2.7 mm;

margins recurved proximally, reflexed distally, entire;

apex blunt or obtuse;

basal laminal cells short-rectangular to quadrate, grading to subquadrate at margin, walls thin, not nodose;

distal cells 6–11 µm, 1-stratose, papillae 1–3 per cell, conic or 2-fid, large.

1–2.2 mm.

1–1.5 mm.

gonioautoicous.

gonioautoicous.

1/2 emergent to short-exserted, long-cylindric when mature, cylindric and constricted along entire length when old and dry, 1.6–2.5 mm, strongly 8-ribbed 2/3 capsule length;

stomata superficial;

peristome double;

prostome absent;

exostome teeth 8, erect when mature, reflexed to reflexed-recurved when old, coarsely and obscurely papillose or sometimes papillose-reticulate, deeply perforate, cancellate;

endostome segments 8, rarely 16, well developed, usually present when capsule is old and dry, narrow, of 2 rows of cells, papillose.

1/2 emergent to short-exserted, oblong-ovate to ovate when mature, oblong to short-oblong when old and dry, 1.2–1.9 mm, strongly 8-ribbed entire length, rarely 16-ribbed with 8 short intermediate ribs, constricted below mouth when dry;

stomata immersed;

peristome single;

prostome rudimentary;

exostome teeth usually 16 when mature, irregularly split, often absent when capsule is old, erect or spreading, papillose-striate to coarsely reticulate-papillose;

endostome segments absent.

conic-oblong, smooth, hairs few, papillose.

oblong, smooth, hairy, hairs papillose.

15–18 µm.

10–15 µm.

asexual reproduction absent.

asexual reproduction absent.