Flora of North America species comparison

leaves broadly lingulate-spathulate to spatulate, widest at base and/or distal third, usually narrower in the mid region, 1–1.3 mm, apex narrowly to broadly truncate and ± fimbriate-lacerate, border narrow distally and expanded proximally to 0.25 width or more;

hyaline cells efibrillose, irregularly rhombic to subquadrate, many cells 2–4-septate.

leaves lingulate to triangular-lingulate, 0.9–1.2 mm, apex rounded, usually 1/3–1/2 of leaf fibrillose;

hyaline cells usually fibrillose in distal 1/3–1/2 of leaf, on convex surface near apex with 1–3 pores per cell, on concave surface near apex 1–4 pores per cell.

unranked.

arched but rarely curved and contorted.

ovate-lanceolate, 1.1–1.4 mm, slightly concave, straight, apex involute;

hyaline cells on convex surface grading from aporose to few small round pores near apex to numerous semi-elliptic pores along commissures in middle and base of leaf, concave surface with a few large irregular to circular pores (1–4) occupying most of the cell width.

ovate, 1–1.5 mm, straight to slightly subsecund;

hyaline cells of convex surface with numerous ringed pores along the commissures (12–22 per cell), 0–3 pores per cell on the concave surface.

autoicous.

with few pseudostomata.

20–27 µm, moderately granulate-papillose on both surfaces, distinct raise Y-mark sculpture on distal surface;

proximal laesura less than or equal to 0.5 spore radius.

30–37 µm; finely papillose on both surfaces, indistinct raised Y-shaped sculpture on distal surface;

proximal laesura 0.5 spore radius or less.

fascicles with 3(4–5) spreading branches and 1–2 pendent branches.

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