Physcomitrella readeri (Müll.Hal.) I.G.Stone & G.A.M.Scott

Reader's physcomitrella moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Funariales > Funariaceae > Physcomitrella

Characteristics

Plants to 4.5 mm. Stems to 3 mm, branching near base. Leaves to 2 × 0.6 mm, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, margins plane, serrulate in distal 1/3; costa extending 1/2-2/3 of the leaf length, occasionally slightly forked at apex; proximal cells 75-180 × 35-60 µm, distal cells 45-115 × 15-50 µm, marginal cells not differentiated. Calyptra entire at base, often with a single slit extending toward apex. Spores 27-42 µm.
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Identifiers

LSID 35169721
WFO ID wfo-0001187076
COL ID 4HGQF
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Synonyms

Physcomitrella austropatens Physcomitrella californica Ephemerella readeri Physcomitrella readeri Physcomitrella patens subsp. californica Physcomitrella patens subsp. readeri