Pseudotaxiphyllum homomallifolium (Redf.) Ireland

Pseudotaxiphyllum moss (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Plants in thin to dense mats, yellowish. Stems 1.5 cm, 1-2 mm wide, occasionally complanate-foliate. Leaves erect-spreading, upturned-homomallous, distant to close and overlapping, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, symmetric, smooth, 0.8-1.2 × 0.3-0.5 mm; margins plane, serrulate nearly to base; apex long-acuminate; ecostate or costa double, weak; alar cells poorly differentiated, few short-rectangular cells often present; medial laminal cells 60-120 × 5-9µm; distal cells smooth. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Sexual condition autoicous. Seta 0.8-1.6 cm. Capsule erect, horizontal, or slightly cernuous, ellipsoid, 1.4-1.7 mm; operculum long-conic to short-rostrate. Spores 9-16 µm.
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Identifiers

LSID 35186290
WFO ID wfo-0001196984
COL ID 4PCYM
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Synonyms

Pseudotaxiphyllum homomallifolium