Orthothecium chryseum (Schwägr.) Schimp.

Orthothecium moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Hypnales > Hypnaceae > Orthothecium

Characteristics

Plants large, in tufts, golden. Stems 5-10 cm, 3 mm wide, erect or ascending, simple or sparingly branched. Leaves imbricate, ovate-lanceolate to ovate-triangular, strongly plicate, 1-5 mm; ; margins partially recurved, entire; apex short-acuminate; ecostate or costa double, very short; basal laminal cells shorter, broader than medial cells, golden brown; medial cells linear, 84 6 µm. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Seta golden brown. Capsule frequently slightly asymmetric, 1.5-1.8 mm. Spores 14-16 µm.
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Identifiers

LSID 35172923
WFO ID wfo-0001189089
COL ID 759YS
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Synonyms

Leskea lapponica Orthothecium chryseum Brachythecium lapponicum Orthothecium chryseum var. chryseum

Lower taxons

Orthothecium chryseum var. cochlearifolium