Tetraphis pellucida |
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common four-tooth moss, pellucid four-tooth moss, tetraphis moss |
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Seta | 6–14 mm, erect, straight or ± flexuose, superficial cells smooth and spirally twisted the entire length or spirally twisted and interspersed with sections of prorulate straight cells. |
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Spores | 10–13 µm. |
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Specialized | asexual structures are usually present. |
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Tetraphis pellucida |
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Distribution |
Throughout Northern Hemisphere
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Discussion | Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). Using growth studies, R. T. T. Forman (1962) suggested that leaf width and shape are influenced by temperature but could be used for species determination in some areas of North America, although it appears to be an inconsistent character and should be used with caution to determine sterile material. The varieties are distinguished by twisting of the superficial cells of the seta in both old, dry, and young, fresh material; the seta itself is twisted when dry. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 27, p. 112. | ||||
Parent taxa | Tetraphidaceae > Tetraphis | ||||
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Synonyms | Georgia pellucida, T. cuspidata | ||||
Name authority | Hedwig: Sp. Musc. Frond., 45, plate 7, fig. 1a–f. (1801) | ||||
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