Oedipodium griffithianum

(Dickson) Schwägrichen

Sp. Musc. Frond. Suppl. 2(1,1): 15. 1823,.

Basionym: Bryum griffithianum Dickson Fasc. Pl. Crypt. Brit. 4: 8, plate 10, fig. 10. 1801
Synonyms: Gymnostomum griffithianum (Dickson) Smith
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 117.

Leaf distal median cells 25–65 × 45 µm, thin-walled except for the tiny corner thickenings, marginal cells quadrate, basal-cells rectangular. Antheridia mingled with hyaline, filiform paraphyses. Seta wrinkled-striate, often twisted when dry.


Habitat: Protected niches on moist soil or humus, most commonly in crevices of siliceous rocks
Elevation: low to moderate elevations

Distribution

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Greenland, B.C., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), Yukon, Alaska, Wash., n Europe, South America (Tierra del Fuego), e Asia, Atlantic Islands (Falkland Islands)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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"um" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."wider" is not a number.

... more about "Oedipodium griffithianum"
Howard A. Crum† +
(Dickson) Schwägrichen +
rectangular +
Bryum griffithianum +
triangular-discoid +
light-green +
thin-walled +
specialized +
autoicous +, synoicous +  and sexual +
cucullate +
redbrown +  and brown +
hemispheric +  and subglobose +
Greenland +, B.C. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Wash. +, n Europe +, South America (Tierra del Fuego) +, e Asia +  and Atlantic Islands (Falkland Islands) +
low to moderate elevations +
Protected niches on moist soil or humus, most commonly in crevices of siliceous rocks +
rounded-obtuse +
shrunken +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
undulate +  and plane +
tapered +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
convex +  and umbonate +
club--shaped +  and blunt +
Sp. Musc. Frond. Suppl. +
tetrahedral +
Gymnostomum griffithianum +
Oedipodium griffithianum +
Oedipodium +
species +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
pale +  and brown +
thin +  and thick +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
dark green +  and light-green +
plant +  and gregarious +