Homaliadelphus sharpii

(R. S. Williams) Sharp

Castanea 9: 107. 1944.

Illustrated
Basionym: Homalia sharpii R. S. Williams Bryologist 34: 20, plate 2. 1931
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 610.

Plants less than 3 cm. Stems with flagelliform branches absent. Stem and branch leaves 0.5–1.5 (–2) mm; basal laminal cells 20–27 × 9 µm; distal medial cells irregularly rhombic, 10 × 10 µm; apical cells roundedquadrate to short-oblong, 6–9 × 6 µm; basal marginal cells short-rhomboidal to fusiform-elongate, 9 × 8 µm, walls slightly pitted. Perichaetial inner leaves with base sheathing, margins entire to crenulate proximally, serrulate, apex obtuse, basal laminal cells rectangular, apical cells quadrate to rhombic.


Habitat: Shaded calcareous rock, cliffs or soil, hardwood-pine forests
Elevation: moderate elevations (200-500 m)

Distribution

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Ala., Mo., Tenn., Va., s Mexico, Asia (China), Asia (India), Asia (Japan)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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... more about "Homaliadelphus sharpii"
dioicous +, autoicous +, synoicous +  and sexual +
quadrate +  and rhombic +
Inés Sastre-De Jesús +
(R. S. Williams) Sharp +
auriculate +
Homalia sharpii +
oblong-ligulate +  and ovate-ligulate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
obovate +  and nearly rounded +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
flagelliform +
cucullate +
horizontal +, suberect +  and erect +
linear-flexuose +  and linear +
Ala. +, Mo. +, Tenn. +, Va. +, s Mexico +, Asia (China) +, Asia (India) +  and Asia (Japan) +
moderate elevations (200-500 m) +
cross-striolate +  and smooth +
Shaded calcareous rock, cliffs or soil, hardwood-pine forests +
entire +  and crenulate proximally +
branched +  and simple +
erect-spreading +  and erect-appressed +
deltoid +, lanceolate +  and ovate +
oblong-ligulate +  and ovate-ligulate +
spreading +, erect-spreading +  and erect +
plicate +, crisped +, undulate +, flat +, asymmetric +, ovatelanceolate +, oblong-ovate +  and ovate +
smooth;papillose +
linear;lanceolate +
short to long +
Illustrated +
sparsely branched +  and irregularly pinnate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
widespreading +
obovate +  and nearly rounded +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
erect +, erect-spreading +  and appressed +
Homaliadelphus sharpii +
Homaliadelphus +
species +
not recurved +
dioicous +  and sexual +
pale green +  and yellowish green +