Flora of North America species comparison

2–4(–6) cm, tufted, weakly comose to evenly foliate, innovations elongate and evenly foliate; usually strongly radiculose well toward stem apices.

green, red-green, or yellow-green, dull brown-red or brick red with age, somewhat twisted to contorted when dry, ovate, flat to weakly concave, (1–)2–3(–4) mm, not much enlarged toward stem apex;

base strongly and narrowly decurrent;

margins revolute to mid leaf or beyond, limbidium strong, in 2 or 3 rows;

apex acute;

costa short-excurrent, awn smooth;

proximal laminal cells short-rectangular, 3:1, same width or somewhat wider than more distal cells;

medial and distal cells rhomboidal, 14–22 µm wide, (2–)3:1, walls firm to often incrassate.

1–3(–4) cm.

dioicous.

brown, elongate-ovate, symmetric, 3–5 mm, mouth yellow;

operculum conic, apiculate;

peristome well developed;

exostome teeth yellow basally, hyaline distally, lamellae usually straight mid tooth, pores absent along mid line;

endostome not adherent to exostome, basal membrane high, 1/2 exostome height, segments with ovate perforations, cilia long, appendiculate.

12–18 µm, finely papillose, pale yellow or green.

asexual reproduction occasional, by leaf axil gemmae, brown.