Flora of North America species comparison

0.5–1.5 cm, distinctly singly rosulate, innovations short, rosulate.

1.5–2 cm, distinctly singly rosulate, innovations short, rosulate.

of main rosette and innovations similar, regularly spirally twisted around stem, erect-spreading when moist, obovate, weakly concave, 0.5–2.5 mm;

base not decurrent;

margins recurved to mid leaf, distinctly serrulate distally, limbidium present, of 1–3 rows of cells;

apex acute;

costa long-excurrent, awn sometimes hyaline, slender, irregularly twisted when dry;

proximal laminal cells long-rectangular in rosette leaves;

medial and distal cells short-rhomboidal, 12–25 µm wide, 3–4:1, walls thin, not porose.

of main rosette and innovations similar; slightly twisted to contorted when dry, erect-spreading when moist, broadly ovate to obovate, flat, 1.5–3 mm;

base not decurrent;

margins recurved from mid leaf to near apex, distinctly and strongly serrate distally, limbidium strong, of 2–4 rows of cells;

apex acute;

costa short-excurrent to excurrent, awn stout or slender, irregularly twisted when dry;

proximal laminal cells long-rectangular in rosette leaves;

medial and distal cells long-rhomboidal, 12–20 µm wide, 3–5:1, walls firm, not porose.

dioicous.

inclined, red-brown, cylindric to elongate-pyriform, 3–5 mm.

strongly nutant, red, elongate-pyriform, 3–6 mm.

asexual reproduction by rhizoidal tubers, usually on long rhizoids away from stem base, red-brown, same color as rhizoids, 200–300 µm, smooth or almost so.

asexual reproduction by rhizoidal tubers, scarlet, crimson, or red, brighter than rhizoids, (100–)200–300 µm. Sexual condition dioicous or polyoicous.