Trematodon longicollis |
Trematodon boasii |
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long-neck moss, trematodon moss |
boas' trematodon moss |
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Leaves | ovate-lanceolate to long-subulate from an ovate or obovate base, serrulate at apex; costa percurrent or ending before the apex. |
long-lanceolate, weakly dentate at apex; costa excurrent. |
Seta | long, 10–30 mm. |
short, 1–4 mm. |
Capsule | inclined, curved; neck 2–3 times as long as urn when dry, long-cylindric, strumose at base; peristome teeth 2-fid or irregularly perforate, not fragile, commonly persistent; annulus compound, revoluble. |
erect, straight; neck short, slightly longer than the urn, tapering-conic; peristome teeth undivided, not fragile, commonly persistent; annulus simple, persistent. |
Trematodon longicollis |
Trematodon boasii |
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Phenology | Capsules mature spring–summer. | Capsules mature probably summer. |
Habitat | Soil, sand | Late snowbed site |
Elevation | low to moderate elevations | moderate elevations |
Distribution |
AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MD; MS; NC; NJ; OH; OK; PA; SC; TX; VA; Mexico; Central America; South America; West Indies (Cuba, Puerto Rico); Asia (China, Japan, Papua New Guinea); Pacific Islands (New Caledonia)
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BC; NF |
Discussion | Trematodon longicollis is much like T. ambiguus but differs in the relative lengths of capsule urn and neck when dry, and is clearly more southern in distribution. The peristome may occasionally adhere to the operculum on dehiscence and the capsule may then falsely appear gymnostomous. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 27, p. 438. | FNA vol. 27, p. 438. |
Parent taxa | Bruchiaceae > Trematodon | Bruchiaceae > Trematodon |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | T. ambiguus var. longicollis | |
Name authority | Michaux: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 289. (1803) | W. B. Schofield: Bryologist 69: 204, figs. 1–14. (1966) |
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