Zygodon viridissimus (Dicks.) Brid.

Zygodon moss (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Plants to 2.3 cm. Stem leaves loosely erect and ± spirally twisted to somewhat contorted, sometimes falcate-secund at stem apices when dry, erect-spreading to spreading when moist, lanceolate, narrowly so, elongate-lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate, or linear-lanceolate, 1-2 mm; margins entire or irregularly serrulate or serrate near apex, somewhat wavy; apex acute with gradual apiculus, apiculate, short-apiculate, or short-acuminate; costa ending below apex, abaxial surface covered by quadrate papillose cells distally; basal laminal cells subquadrate to rectangular; distal cells 7-11 µm, papillae 2-4 per cell, walls somewhat thick. Specialized asexual reproduction by clavate, elliptic, or subcylindric gemmae, longitudinal walls present or absent. Sexual condition dioicous. Sporophytes unknown.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

Zygodon viridissimus unspecified picture

Distribution

Zygodon viridissimus world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID 35145333
WFO ID wfo-0001172616
COL ID 5DB62
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INPN ID 5067
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Synonyms

Amphoridium rupestre Zygodon aristatus Zygodon viridissimus Zygodon mougeotii Zygodon viridissimus var. dentatus Zygodon viridissimus var. rupestris Zygodon viridissimus var. viridissimus

Lower taxons

Zygodon viridissimus var. mediterraneus Zygodon viridissimus var. rufotomentosus Zygodon viridissimus var. stirtonii