Flora of North America species comparison

leaves lingulate,small, equal to or less than 0.8 mm, appressed to stem;

apex with strong lacerate split in the middle;

hyaline cells efibrillose, aporose, and nonseptate.

leaves narrowly to broadly lingulate or sometimes lingulate-spatulate, (1.1–)1.2–1.4(–1.6) mm;

apex broadly obtuse to obtuse-truncate and more or less fimbriate-lacerately resorbed, border in distal half narrow and often indistinct, in proximal half widened and filling up 1/3–1/2(–2/3) of the breadth at the base;

hyaline cells broadly S-shaped to rhombic S-shaped, predominantly nonseptate but a few cells are 1–3-septate;

efibrillose.

strongly 5-ranked, short and blunt, not much elongated at distal end.

unranked, terete.

ovate; usually less than 1.5 mm;

stiff and slightly reflexed, straight to slightly subsecund;

margins entire;

hyaline cells moderately long and narrow (6–8:1), convex surface with one small round pore per cell at apex and numerous pseudopores on the margin, concave surface with large round wall thinnings in the cell angles and ends; chlorophyllous cells triangular in transverse section, with apex reaching concave surface.

broadly lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, (1.1–)1.4–1.8(–2.1) mm, slightly concave, straight to slightly subsecund;

apex involute;

border entire;

hyaline cells on convex surface with (5–)8–10(–12) semicircular to elliptical, ringed pores along the commissures, concave surface aporose or infrequently with 1–2 pores per cell in the distal portion of the cell, more numerous along leaf margins.

unknown.

unknown.

not seen.

not seen.

fascicles with 2 spreading and 2–3 pendent branches.;

branch stems green, with cortex enlarged with retort cells.

fascicles with 2 spreading and 1 pendent branch.