Flora of North America species comparison

0.8–10 cm.

0.8–3.5 cm.

laxly spreading to more stiffly erect, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 0.6–1.2 mm;

margins weakly to strongly serrulate in distal 1/3;

costa ending well before apex;

distal medial laminal cells laxly and broadly hexagonal to rhomboidal, 65–110 µm, walls thin.

erect to ± spreading, long-lanceolate, 1.5–2.6 mm;

margins serrulate to serrate in distal 1/3;

costa subpercurrent or percurrent;

distal medial laminal cells linear- rhomboidal, vermicular, firm, 80–140 µm, walls thin.

orange-brown.

orange to orange-brown.

dioicous;

perigonial leaves ovate;

perichaetial leaves weakly differentiated, lanceolate.

paroicous;

perichaetial leaves gradually differentiated, ± long-lanceolate.

inclined ± 180°, brown to red-brown, sometimes stramineous, short-pyriform to urceolate, neck less than 1/3 urn length;

exothecial cells isodiametric, walls sinuate;

stomata immersed;

annulus absent;

operculum short- to long-conic;

exostome teeth light brown to red-brown, triangular-acute;

endostome hyaline to yellow, basal membrane 1/2 exostome length or slightly longer, segments tapered apically, distinctly keeled, broadly perforate, cilia long, nodulose.

inclined 10–90°, stramineous to orange-brown, long- and slender-pyriform, neck 1/2–1 time urn length;

exothecial cells elongate-rectangular, walls straight;

stomata superficial;

annulus present;

operculum conic;

exostome teeth yellow to brown, acute-triangular;

endostome hyaline, basal membrane 1/4–1/2 exostome length, segments narrowly keeled, narrowly to not perforate, cilia absent to rudimentary.

15–21 µm, finely roughened.

16–23 µm, distinctly roughened.

asexual reproduction absent.

asexual reproduction absent.