Flora of North America species comparison

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Thamnobryum alleghaniense

Allegany thamnobryum moss
Habit Plants (3–)5–8(–10) cm.
Branch leaves

ovate, 1.5–2 × 0.5–0.6 mm;

margins coarsely serrate at apex;

apex acute to acuminate;

basal laminal cells 6–10 × 1–2 µm;

medial juxtacostal cells short-rhomboidal, longest axis 45° to costa, 3–5 × 1–2 µm;

apical cells elongate-rhombic, 3–5 × 1–2 µm.
Sexual condition

synoicous or autoicous.
Secondary

stem leaves 2–3.5 × 1.4 mm.

Thamnobryum alleghaniense
Habitat Rock, logs, deeply shaded wet rock ledges, limestone cliffs, sandstone of Tsuga hardwood forests, mixed deciduous forests
Elevation moderate elevations
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; CT; GA; IL; IN; KY; MA; MD; ME; MO; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; PA; SC; TN; VA; VT; WI; WV; NB; NS; ON; QC; Europe; Asia (China)
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Discussion

Thamnobryum alleghaniense is distinguished by the elongate-rhombic apical cells of the branch leaves, and by the longest axis of medial cells near the costa oriented at a 45° angle. The branches are incurved when dry.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 28, p. 614.
Parent taxa Neckeraceae > Thamnobryum
Sibling taxa
T. neckeroides
Synonyms Hypnum alleghaniense
Name authority (Müller Hal.) Nieuwland: Amer. Midl. Naturalist 5: 51. (1917)
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