Fontinalis novae-angliae Sull.

New england fontinalis moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Hypnales > Fontinalaceae > Fontinalis

Characteristics

Plants to 40 cm, green, yellowish, reddish, or brownish. Stems medium to robust, rigid; stem and branch apices swollen and loosely foliate, sometimes tightly short-attenuate; axillary hairs 500-650 µm, 5-8 cells, basal cell quadrate, red, distal cells long-cylindric, hyaline or reddish. Leaves monomorphic, erect to imbricate when dry or moist, , ovate, ovate-lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, concave to tubular-concave, 2.5-5.5 mm; margins erect or plane at base, erect to incurved at apex; apex acute to subtruncate; medial laminal cells , 80-180 × 8-15 µm. Perigonia with leaves 1-1.2 mm. Perichaetia with leaves oval to suborbiculate, 2.4-2.8 mm, apex obtuse. Seta 0.1-0.3 mm. Capsule immersed to slightly emergent, subcylindric to cylindric, 1.5-2.5 mm; operculum obtuse-conic, 1 mm; endostome trellis imperfect to subperfect. Calyptra 1.2-1.5 mm. Spores 12-18 µm.
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Distribution

Fontinalis novae-angliae world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID 35160046
WFO ID wfo-0001182133
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INPN ID 770798
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Synonyms

Fontinalis novae-angliae Fontinalis cardotii Fontinalis novae-angliae subsp. cardotii Fontinalis novae-angliae var. latifolia Fontinalis novae-angliae var. novae-angliae

Lower taxons

Fontinalis novae-angliae var. cymbifolia Fontinalis novae-angliae var. delamarei