Flora of North America species comparison

leaves generally larger than branch leaves, 1.3– 1.8 × 0.8–1 mm;

elliptic to lingulate-spatulate, widest above middle, hyaline cells nonseptate.

leaves triangular-lingulate to lingulate, 1.1–1.4 mm, apex broad-rounded to narrowly truncate, border very broad at base (more than 0.3 width);

hyaline cells efibrillose, rhombic, mostly 1-septate but can be non-septate.

long-cylindrical, branch leaves terete to sometimes distinctly squarrose in shade forms.

long and tapering, usually strongly 5-ranked.

1–1.4 mm, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, gradually narrowed to an involute tip, hyaline cells somewhat bulging on concave surface and nearly plane on convex surface, with 4–8 large, elliptic, unringed pores per cell on convex surface and 1–4 irregularly rounded pores per cell on concave surface, internal commissural walls smooth to rather strongly papillose, chlorophyllous cells ovate-triangular with the widest part at or close to the convex surface.

ovate-lanceolate, 0.9–1.4 mm, concave, straight, apex involute;

hyaline cells on convex surface with very small ringed pores (less than 0.25 cell width) along commissures near apex, changing abruptly to large elliptical pores (0.4 cell width or more) basally, concave surface with large round pores in proximal margins and leaf base.

dioicous.

dioicous.

21–26 µm;

proximal and distal surfaces smooth, papillae indistinct;

proximal laesura 0.5–0.6 spore radius.

17–26 µm, finely papillose on both surfaces;

proximal laesura less than 0.5 spore radius.

fascicles typically with 3 spreading (sometimes 2) and 2 pendent branches.;

branch stems with single layer of cortical cells.

fascicles with 2 spreading and 1–2 pendent branches.