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 loosely erect, usually slightly contorted or curved when dry, lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 3–4 mm;

margins revolute nearly to apex, entire;

apex acuminate to narrowly acute;

basal laminal cells elongate, walls thick, nodose or wavy;

distal cells 7–13 µm, 1-stratose, papillae 1–3 per cell, conic or 2-fid, large.

1–2.2 mm.

1–3 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.

exserted to rarely emergent, cylindric to ovate-cylindric when mature, 1.5–2.4 mm, slightly 8-ribbed to mid capsule;

stomata superficial;

peristome double;

prostome absent;

exostome teeth 8, separate to base, recurved, acute, coarsely papillose;

endostome segments 8, well developed, usually present when capsule is old and dry, thick, stout, of 2 rows of cells, narrower than exostome teeth, yellowish brown, coarsely papillose.

conic-oblong, smooth, hairs few, papillose.

conic-oblong, smooth, hairy, hairs finely papillose.

15–18 µm.

13–26 µm.

asexual reproduction absent.

asexual reproduction absent.