Plants green, yellow-green, or yellowbrown. Stems with paraphyllia absent; axillary hair distal cells 1–3, linear or shortly so. Stem-leaves sometimes more erect when dry, ± recurved, sometimes slightly homomallous, densely or sparsely inserted, 0.2–0.5 mm wide; base erect to almost spreading; acumen 43–62% leaf length; basal alar cells long to short-rectangular, distal alar cells quadrate to rectangular, alar region large, reaching from margin 40–50% distance to costa at insertion. Seta 1.2–2.2 cm.

Habitat: Lowlands, mountains, subalpine, decaying wood, soil, rock
Elevation: low to high elevations (0-3000 m)

Distribution

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Greenland, Alta., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Colo., Minn., N.H., N.Y., Pa., S.Dak., Tenn., Vt., Mexico, West Indies (Guadeloupe), West Indies (Hispaniola), Central America (Guatemala), Central America (Honduras), South America (Bolivia), South America (Colombia), South America (Ecuador), South America (Peru), South America (Venezuela), Eurasia

Discussion

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