Crumia latifolia

(Kindberg) W. B. Schofield

Canad. J. Bot. 44: 610. 1966,.

Basionym: Merceya latifolia Kindberg Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 94. 1889
Synonyms: Scopelophila latifolia (Kindberg) Renauld & Cardot
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 640.

Stems sparsely radiculose; rounded-pentagonal in section. Leaf with costal abaxial cells elongate. Sporophytes 1 (–2) per perichaetium. Seta reddish-brown in color, ca. 1.4 mm, twisted clockwise below, counterclockwise above. Capsule with reddish-brown theca, peristome teeth of 7 articulations held together by a hyaline membrane. Calyptra ca. 3 mm.


Phenology: Sporophytes mature spring–summer (May, Jun, Jul).
Habitat: Limestone, calcareous shale, siliceous and conglomeritic rock, roadbank, wet areas
Elevation: low to moderate elevations (5-1200 m)

Distribution

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B.C., Ariz., Calif., Mont., Oreg., Utah, Wash.

Discussion

Often locally abundant, Crumia latifolia is sometimes reddish orange in exposed situations. The morphology and ecology of this species are discussed at length by S. Flowers (1973), W. B. Schofield (1966), and A. J. Grout (1928–1940, vol. 1). There is great variation in the thickness and color of the laminal cell walls, possibly correlated with degree of exposure. It has been found in fruit in British Columbia and two stations in California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
of 1-2 rows +  and differentiated +
long-excurrent +  and short-excurrent +
broadly acute +  and rounded-acute +
Richard H. Zander +
(Kindberg) W. B. Schofield +
reniform +  and rounded +
inflated-rectangular +
slightly wider +
papillose +  and smooth +
usually slightly wider +
differentiated +
Merceya latifolia +
obovoid +
cucullate +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
stegocarpous +
dioicous +, sexual +  and asexual +
few +  and several +
rhomboid +  and rectangular +
enlarged +
tomentose +  and bare +
ending 1-2 cells +  and percurrent +
hexagonal;shortly rectangular +
B.C. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Mont. +, Oreg. +, Utah +  and Wash. +
low to moderate elevations (5-1200 m) +
differentiated +
multicellular +
Limestone, calcareous shale, siliceous and conglomeritic rock, roadbank, wet areas +
yellow +  and orange-red or red +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
concave;keeled;channeled;ovoid;lanceolate or lingulate +
spathulate +
reduced +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
photosynthetic +
8 +  and 12 +
lateral +  and terminal +
lateral +  and terminal +
red +, orange +  and yellow +
consisting of 16 mostly 2 times cleft spiculose striate or papillose lanceolate teeth , , , , +  and rudimentary +
Sporophytes mature spring–summer (May, Jun, Jul). +
1 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Canad. J. Bot. +
twisted +, anastomosing +  and perforated +
straight +
reddish-brown +
elongate +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (?) +
2 +  and 1 +
reddish orange +  and laminal +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
rounded-pentagonal +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Scopelophila latifolia +
Crumia latifolia +
species +
reddish-brown +
cylindric +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br /> (?) +
stemless +  and perigoniate +
green;reddish distally +
occasionally smaller than the perichaetiate +