Flora of North America species comparison

pink, superficial cortical cells aporose.;

stem leaves narrowly triangular to lingulate- triangular, 1.2–1.6 × 0.6–0.8 mm, length: width ratio ca. 2:1, apex apiculate, border strong and moderately broadened basally;

hyaline cells narrowly rhomboid and 1 to occasionally 2 septate, often fibrillose apically.

red-tinged, cortex eporose.;

stem leaves triangular-lingulate to lingulate with a more or less obtuse apex, 0.8–1.05 × 0.5–0.55 mm;

border strongly developed at the base;

hyaline cells rhomboid and 0–1-septate, efibrillose and eporose.

not 5-ranked.

with leaves 5-ranked and loosely spreading.

1.3–1.5 × 0.5–0.55 mm, ovate-lanceolate, concave, straight, apex involute;

hyaline cells on convex surface with numerous round to elliptic pores along the commissures, grading from large elliptical pores at the base to moderate-sized round pores at the apex, concave surface with a few large round pores scattered throughout.

small, 1–1.2 × 0.3–0.35 mm;

convex surface with moderate-sized pores, grading from 4–6 µm near apex to more than 20 µm at base, concave surface eporose except for occasional large round pores in proximal side regions.

unknown.

unknown.

fascicles with 2 spreading and 1 pendent branch.