Orthothecium chryseum var. cochleariifolium

(Lindberg) Limpricht

Laubm. Deutschl. 3: 23. 1895.

Basionym: Leskea chrysea var. cochleariifolia Lindberg Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 23: 543. 1867 (as cochlearifolium)
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 555.

Leaves cochleariform.


Phenology: Capsule maturity unknown.
Habitat: Moist calcareous areas of Arctic tundra
Elevation: low to moderate elevations (0-1100 m)

Discussion

Variety cochleariifolium is known from a few localities in Nunavut, and it may occur in Greenland. The variety is distinguished by distinctly cochleariform leaves. Sporophytes are unknown.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
3-seriate +  and 2-seriate +
short-acuminate +
Paul L. Redfearn Jr. +
(Lindberg) Limpricht +
decurrent +
Leskea chrysea var. cochleariifolia +
erect;erect-spreading +
lanceolate +  and ovate +
cucullate +
flaring +, cylindric +  and subglobose +
symmetric to slightly +
constricted +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
similar +  and pigmented +
rectangular +
enlarged +
differentiated +
rudimentary +
ecostate +  and obscure +
dioicous +  and sexual +
Nunavut +  and n Europe +
low to moderate elevations (0-1100 m) +
fused +  and free +
filamentous +
Moist calcareous areas of Arctic tundra +
cochleariform +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
dioicous +, autoicous +  and sexual +
ovate-triangular;ovatelanceolate;ovate-triangular;ovatelanceolate;lanceolate +
Capsule maturity unknown. +
Laubm. Deutschl. +
papillose +  and smooth +
golden brown +
elongate +
Illustrated +
branched +  and simple +
asymmetric +, 2-pinnate +  and 1-pinnate +
falcate-secund +
straight +
ascending +  and erect +
lanceolate +  and ovate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +  and 10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (?) +
differentiated +
Holmgrenia +
Orthothecium chryseum var. cochleariifolium +
Orthothecium chryseum +
variety +