Tortula subulata Hedw.

Tortula moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Pottiales > Pottiaceae > Tortula

Characteristics

Leaves oblong-lanceolate to long-elliptical, apex acute, mucronate, margins recurved at base, bordered in proximal 2/3 to throughout with 3-5 rows of thicker-walled cells, 1-3:1; costa short-excurrent, lacking an adaxial pad of cells, distally very gradually narrowing, 3-5 cells across the weakly convex adaxial surface; distal laminal cells rounded-hexagonal, (10-)15-18 µm wide, 1:1, strongly papillose with 4-5 2-fid papillae. Sexual condition autoicous. Sporophytes exerted. Seta 1-3 cm. Capsule stegocarpic, not systylius, cylindric, erect and nearly straight, urn 4-6 mm; peristome 1700-2000 µm, teeth of 32 filaments twisted at least 1 full turn, basal membrane high, ca. 1000 µm; operculum ca. 1.5-2.5 mm. Spores (8-)12-18 µm, spheric, finely papillose.
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Images

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Identifiers

LSID 35112961
WFO ID wfo-0001154125
COL ID 57HWS
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INPN ID 5243
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Synonyms

Tortula hercynica Tortula subulata Syntrichia subulata Tortula elongata Barbula hercynica

Lower taxons

Tortula subulata var. angustifolia Tortula subulata var. buergeneri Tortula subulata var. elatior Tortula subulata var. elongata Tortula subulata var. longifolia Tortula subulata var. mucronata