Flora of North America species comparison

leaves erect-spreading to loosely erect, ± contorted when dry, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 2.5–6.5 mm;

margins plane, entire;

apex narrowly acute to acuminate;

basal laminal cells narrowly elongate, walls thick, ± nodose;

distal cells 7–14 µm, 1-stratose, papillae 1–3 per cell, conic, large.

leaves loosely erect-appressed and often slightly contorted when dry, narrowly lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 2–3.6 mm;

margins revolute to near apex, entire;

apex acute;

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

distal cells 7–14 µm, 1-stratose, papillae 2 or 3 per cell, conic, size moderate.

0.8–2.7 mm.

0.5–1.6 mm.

dioicous.

gonioautoicous.

immersed, emergent, or rarely exserted, oblong-cylindric, 1.7–3 mm, strongly 8-ribbed to mid capsule or entire length;

stomata superficial;

peristome double;

prostome absent;

exostome teeth 16, reflexed-recurved, acuminate, densely papillose;

endostome segments 16, 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.

1/2–2/3 emergent, sometimes immersed or fully exserted, oblong to oblong-cylindric, 0.8–1.5 mm, strongly 8-ribbed 1/2–2/3 length;

stomata superficial;

peristome double;

prostome rudimentary or absent;

exostome teeth 8, reflexed, reticulately papillose to obscurely papillose, deeply perforate, cancellate;

endostome segments 8, well developed, usually present when capsule is old and dry, narrow, of 1 or 2 rows of cells, smooth or finely verrucose.

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

oblong-conic, smooth, sparsely hairy, hairs smooth or papillose.

18–35 µm.

19–29 µm.

asexual reproduction by gemmae on leaves.

asexual reproduction absent.