Homomallium mexicanum Cardot

Mexican homomallium moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Hypnales > Pylaisiaceae > Homomallium

Characteristics

Stems 2-2.5 cm, green or yellowish green, branches curved at apices. Leaves homomallous, 0.8-1.3(-1.5) mm; margins reflexed at base, entire or serrulate at apex; apex abruptly slender-acuminate, not subulate; alar cells quadrate-rectangular, walls thick, region extending 1/4-1/3 leaf margin; distal laminal cells 25-35 × 4-7 µm, walls thick. Seta yellow-orange, 1-1.6 cm. Capsule yellowish to reddish, 1-1.7 mm. Spores 11-20 µm, minutely papillose.
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LSID 35163276
WFO ID wfo-0001183533
COL ID 6MCNP
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Synonyms

Homomallium mexicanum Homomallium mexicanum var. mexicanum