Rhytidiadelphus japonicus (Reimers) T.J.Kop.

Japanese goose neck moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Hypnales > Hylocomiaceae > Rhytidiadelphus

Characteristics

Plants to 7 cm, soft. Stems 3-5 mm wide across leafy stem, remotely and irregularly branched to irregularly 1 (or 2)-pinnate, branches to 1.5 cm. Stem leaves wide-spreading to squarrose, not crowded, broadly ovate, not plicate or rugose, 2.1-3.8 × 1.6-3.2 mm; base scarcely sheathing, broadly rounded to insertion; apex abruptly narrowed, acumen short, channeled; costa 1/3-1/2 leaf length; alar cells vaguely distinct, slightly wider than basal cells, walls thick, porose; medial laminal cells 25-55 × 4-7µm, smooth. Branch leaves ovate, 1.5-2.8 × 0.7-2 mm. [Capsule oblong, 2.1 mm].
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LSID 35169288
WFO ID wfo-0001186837
COL ID 4SWJG
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Synonyms

Rhytidiadelphus japonicus Rhytidiadelphus calvescens var. densifolius