Philonotis cernua (Wilson) D.G.Griffin & W.R.Buck

Wilson's bartramidula moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Bartramiales > Bartramiaceae > Philonotis

Characteristics

Plants small, delicate, in lax to dense tufts, glaucous or yellowish throughout. Stems 0.5(-2) cm, erect, simple; tomentose proximally. Leaves laxly erect-appressed, sometimes somewhat secund when dry, erect-spreading when moist, lanceolate, 0.5-1 mm; margins plane to weakly revolute, serrulate distally, teeth single; apex acute to acuminate; costa percurrent, abaxial surface rough; laminal cells prorulose at one or both ends; basal cells similar to distal cells, wider (6-8 µm); distal cells rectangular, 20-30 × 4-6 µm. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Sexual condition synoicous. Seta 0.5-1.5 cm, curved. Capsule 0.8-1.5 mm, smooth to irregularly wrinkled when dry. Spores reniform, 36-44 µm.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Philonotis cernua world distribution map, present in Brazil

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LSID 35183915
WFO ID wfo-0001195590
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Synonyms

Bartramia wilsonii Bartramidula carolinae Glyphocarpa cernua Glyphocarpa lindigii Philonotis cernua Bartramia patula Bartramidula mexicana Bartramidula wilsonii