Lindbergia brachyptera (Mitt.) Kindb.

Lindbergia moss (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Plants dark green, yellowish, or brownish, dull. Stems ± straight, not subjulaceous when dry. Leaves wide-spreading to squarrose when dry or moist, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, gradually to abruptly narrowed to apex, 0.9-1.4 mm; margins entire or faintly serrate distally; apex pale or yellowish; costa 1/2-2/3 leaf length, slender; basal laminal cells oblate; medial cells oval, rounded, or rhombic, 8-10µm, bluntly 1-papillose; apical cells oblong, smooth. Specialized asexual reproduction by brood branches often present in leaf axils, in ± straight, dense clusters. Seta 0.6-0.8 cm. Capsule 1.5 mm. Spores 18-23 µm, very minutely roughened.
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LSID 35160511
WFO ID wfo-0001182433
COL ID 72GGR
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Synonyms

Leskea austinii Heterocladium austinii Lindbergia brachyptera

Lower taxons

Lindbergia brachyptera var. austinii