Bryum argenteum var. argenteum

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 126.

Plants silvery green. Stems 0.5–1 cm, distinctly rounded julaceous. Leaves longer than broad, hyaline in distal 1/3–1/4; costal apiculus long; distal laminal cells elongate-hexagonal, 3–4 (–5):1.


Phenology: Capsules mature Apr–Jul (spring–summer).
Habitat: Soil, soil over rock, crevices, nitrogen enriched sites, disturbed habitats
Elevation: low to high elevations (0-4000m)

Distribution

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Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Mexico, West Indies, Bermuda, Central America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Pacific Islands (New Zealand), Australia, Antarctica

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"narrower" is not a number."narrow" is not a number.

green +  and hyaline +
not cucullate;broadly rounded;acute +
John R. Spence +
Hedwig +
reduced +
curved +  and straight +
not decurrent +
cucullate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
red +  and redbrown +
inclined +  and pendent +
long-exserted +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
quadrate +  and long-rectangular +
differentiated +
appendiculate +
subpercurrent +
elongate-hexagonal +
Greenland +, St. Pierre and Miquelon +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Ala. +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Bermuda +, Central America +, South America +, Eurasia +, Africa +, Indian Ocean Islands +, Pacific Islands (New Zealand) +, Australia +  and Antarctica +
low to high elevations (0-4000m) +
hyaline;pale-yellow +
tan +  and pale-yellow +
Soil, soil over rock, crevices, nitrogen enriched sites, disturbed habitats +
polyoicous +, monoicous +, dioicous +  and sexual +
imbricate;variously contorted +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
longer than broad +
concave +, ovate +  and ovatelanceolate +
larger +  and vegetative +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
differentiated +
1 (?) +, 3 (?) +  and 6 (?) +
rarely +, short-rhomboidal +  and elongate-hexagonal +
short-rectangular +  and quadrate +
not rostrate +, short-conic +  and convex +
lateral +  and terminal +
lateral +  and terminal +
diplolepidous-alternate +
Capsules mature Apr–Jul (spring–summer). +
short-rectangular +  and quadrate +
Sp. Musc. Frond., +
differentiated +
smooth;papillose +
differentiated +
brown +  and redbrown +
elongate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
yellow-tan +  and pale tan +
germinating +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
rounded +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Bryum argenteum var. argenteum +
Bryum argenteum +
variety +
lanceolate +
slender +
distinct +
straight +
specialized +
dioicous +  and sexual +
sinuate +
incrassate +