Flora of North America species comparison

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.

leaves triangular to lingulate-triangular, equal to or more than 0.8 mm, spreading to appressed;

apex acute to apiculate, hyaline cells mostly efibrillose and nonseptate.

straight and short.

± straight and somewhat tapered, usually 5-ranked, leaves not greatly elongated at branch distal end.

ovate, 1.3–1.7 mm;

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

narrowly ovate-lanceolate, greater than 1.2 mm, straight, slightly undulate and weakly recurved when dry, margins entire;

hyaline cells on convex surface with 1 pore per cell in apical end, on concave surface with round wall thinnings in the cell ends and angles; chlorophyllous cells in transverse section triangular to ovate-triangular and well-enclosed on the concave surface.

unknown.

dioicous.

not seen.

not seen.

24–33 µm; finely papillose on the superficial surface.

fascicles nearly all with 2 spreading branch only.

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

branch stems green and often reddish at proximal end, with cortex enlarged with conspicuous retort cells.