Tetraplodon paradoxus (R.Br.) I.Hagen

Paradox nitrogen moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Splachnales > Splachnaceae > Tetraplodon

Characteristics

Plants 2-4 cm, light green or yellow-green. Leaves ovate, concave, 2-5 mm; margins entire or nearly so; apex acuminate; costa ending in subula; distal laminal cells hexagonal, 30 µm. Sexual condition autoicous. Seta clear pale yellow to stramineous, 2-3.5 cm. Capsule cleistocarpous, clear pale yellow to stramineous, spindle-or club-shaped; hypophysis conspicuously narrower than urn; stomata confined to distal hypophysis; operculum not developed. Calyptra cucullate or conic-mitrate. Spores 9 µm, smooth.
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LSID 35104989
WFO ID wfo-0001149219
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Synonyms

Tetraplodon muelleri Tetraplodon paradoxus Krauseella tschutschica Tetraplodon mnioides var. paradoxus