Flora of North America species comparison

leaves 0.8–1.1 mm, triangular-lingulate to lingulate, concave, spreading, apex broadly obtuse, hyaline cells fibrillose in apical region.

leaves isophyllous, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2.2–2.8 mm;

apex rounded;

hyaline cells nonseptate, convex surface with 6–12 pores per cell along commissures, concave surface aporose.

slender and tapering, often 5-ranked and decurved, leaves somewhat elongated at distal end.

straight and short.

ovate-lanceolate, 1–1.7 mm, straight, slightly undulate and spreading;

margin entire, hyaline cells on convex surface with 1–5 pores in cell ends and free near apex, on concave surface with round wall thinnings in cell ends and angles; chlorophyllous cells triangular in transverse section and well-enclosed on concave surface.

ovate, 1.3–1.7 mm;

hyaline cells on convex surface with 8–18 elliptic pores more than 8 µm, concave surface aporose.

dioicous.

unknown.

not seen.

25–33 µm; smooth to finely papillose on both surfaces;

proximal laesura approximately 0.5 spore radius.

not seen.

fascicles with 2 spreading and mostly 1 pendent branch.;

branch stem green, cortex enlarged with conspicuous retort cells.

fascicles nearly all with 2 spreading branch only.