Porotrichum bigelovii (Sull.) Kindb.

Bigelow's porotrichum moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Hypnales > Neckeraceae > Porotrichum

Characteristics

Plants 2-5 cm. Primary stems complanate-foliate. Primary stem leaves erect-spreading, deltoid, 1-2 mm; margins plane, entire to slightly serrulate; apex acute; costa double, short, or single; basal laminal cells elongate-rhomboidal, 4-10 × 1 µm, smooth; apical cells elongate-rhomboidal, 5-8 µm. Secondary stem leaves 2.5-3 mm; basal laminal cells 8 × 1 µm; medial cells 5-10 × 1 µm; apical cells rhombic to rhomboidal, 3-5 × 2-3 µm. Branch leaves erect to erect-spreading, 1.5 mm; costa to 3/4 leaf length; basal laminal cells 7-10 × 2-3 µm; medial cells 3-7 × 2 µm; apical cells rhombic, 3-4 × 2 µm. Perichaetial inner leaves with margins serrate distally, ecostate or costate, distal medial laminal cells fusiform to linear. Seta reddish brown. Capsule erect to horizontal; exostome teeth from broad base tapering toward apex; endostome cilia present.
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LSID 35142105
WFO ID wfo-0001170464
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Synonyms

Porotrichum bigelovii