Flora of North America species comparison

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Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

bent-leaf moss, square goose neck moss
Habit Plants to 15 cm, soft.
Stem(s)

leaves strongly squarrose-recurved, crowded (stem concealed by leaves), ovate, not plicate or rugose, 2.4–4.2 × 1.1–1.9 mm;

base subsheathing, rounded to insertion;

apex narrowed, acumen long, channeled;

costa to 1/3 leaf length;

alar cells distinct, shorter, wider than basal cells, walls thin, not porose;

medial laminal cells 45–80 × 5–7 µm, smooth.
Branch leaves

ovate to lanceolate, 1.2–2.3 × 0.4–0.9 mm.
Capsule

ovoid, 1.2–2.2 mm.

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Habitat Usually near coast on sand, open to partially shaded sites, soil, rock, grassy areas behind beach, salt marsh, sea shelf, headlands, open thickets, forests, grassy disturbed areas, lawns, pastures, golf courses
Elevation low to moderate elevations (0-300 m) (low to moderate elevations (0-1000 ft))
Distribution
from FNA
AK; OR; WA; BC; NF; Greenland; Eurasia; Atlantic Islands; Pacific Islands (New Zealand); Australia (Tasmania)
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Source FNA vol. 28, p. 334.
Parent taxa Hylocomiaceae > Rhytidiadelphus
Sibling taxa
R. japonicus, R. loreus, R. subpinnatus, R. triquetrus
Synonyms Hypnum squarrosum
Name authority (Hedwig) Warnstorf: Krypt.-Fl. Brandenburg 2: 918. (1906)
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