Tetraplodon pallidus I.Hagen

Pale nitrogen moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Splachnales > Splachnaceae > Tetraplodon

Characteristics

Plants 2-4 cm, light green or yellow-green. Leaves ovate, concave, 2-3.5 mm; margins entire or nearly so; apex acuminate; costa ending in subula; distal laminal cells hexagonal, 30µm. Sexual condition autoicous. Seta clear pale yellow to stramineous, 1-2 cm. Capsule not cleistocarpous, clear pale yellow to stramineous, long-ovate; hypophysis often narrower than urn, rarely broader; stomata confined to distal hypophysis; operculum bluntly conic. Calyptra conic-mitrate or cucullate. Spores 8 µm, smooth.
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LSID 35104988
WFO ID wfo-0001149218
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Synonyms

Tetraplodon pallidus