Neckera complanata (Hedw.) Huebener

Neckera moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Hypnales > Neckeraceae > Neckera

Characteristics

Plants 3.5-4 cm. Stems with branches common, attenuate, flagelliform; paraphyllia present, rare. Stem leaves (central) oblong, flat, 2.5-3 x 1.2-1.5 mm; margins entire proximally, slightly serrulate in apex; apex rounded-apiculate; costa double, short; alar cells oblong to short-quadrate; basal laminal cells linear to irregularly rectangular, 5-10 x 1-2 µm; distal medial cells long-rhomboidal, 24-60 x 4-6 µm; apical cells irregularly rhomboidal, 13-18(-24) x 4-6 µm. Sexual condition dioicous. Seta 0.7-1.2 cm. Capsule exserted.
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Plants 3.5-4 cm. Stems with branches common, attenuate, flagelliform; paraphyllia present, rare. Stem leaves (central) oblong, flat, 2.5-3 × 1.2-1.5 mm; margins entire proximally, slightly serrulate in apex; apex rounded-apiculate; costa double, short; alar cells oblong to short-quadrate; basal laminal cells linear to irregularly rectangular, 5-10 × 1-2 µm; distal medial cells long-rhomboidal, 24-60 × 4-6 µm; apical cells irregularly rhomboidal, 13-18(-24) × 4-6 µm. Sexual condition dioicous. Seta 0.7-1.2 cm. Capsule exserted.
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Images

Neckera complanata unspecified picture

Distribution

Neckera complanata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID 35171494
WFO ID wfo-0001188104
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INPN ID 5122
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Synonyms

Eleutera ornithopodioides Rhystophyllum ornithopodioides Neckera complanata

Lower taxons

Neckera complanata var. patens Neckera complanata var. rabenhorstii Neckera complanata var. vulgaris