Flora of North America species comparison

pale green;

superficial cortex of 1–2 layers of thin-walled and well differentiated cells.;

stem leaves large, ovate to oblong-ovate, ca. 2 mm, more or less spreading;

apex rounded and serrulate;

hyaline cells fibrillose and often 1–septate, convex surface generally aporose, concave surface with 1–several round pores per cell in ends and angles.

unranked to slightly 5-ranked, often short and blunt at distal end.

with chlorophyllous cells often with faint papillae on interior walls.

ovate to oblong-quadrate, 1.2–2.5 mm, not undulate or recurved when dry, strongly toothed across apex and serrulate on margins;

hyaline cells with to 4 small round ringed pores at cell ends on convex surface, small round wall thinnings in the cell ends and angles on the concave surface; chlorophyllous cells trapezoidal in transverse section, more broadly exposed on the convex surface.

monoicous.

38–48 µm;

both surfaces covered with fine to moderately coarse papillae;

proximal laesura less than 0.4 spore radius.

fascicles with 1–2 spreading and 0–1 pendent branches.;

branch stems green, with cortex enlarged with conspicuous retort cells.