familyPottiaceae
subfamilyPottiaceae subfam. Timmielloideae
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Pottiaceae subfam. Timmielloideae
Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. 32: 68. 1993,.
Plants green to tan. Stem central strand present, sclerodermis strong, hyalodermis present. Leaves broadly to linearly lanceolate, apex acute, margins plane to weakly incurved; distal laminal cells 2-stratose medially, the cells staggered above each other near the costa but grading to vertically aligned towards the leaf margin, bulging adaxially, nearly smooth abaxially, walls KOH yellow; costa with differentiated abaxial epidermis; gemmae unknown. Peristome present.
Distribution
Widespread in temperate climates
Discussion
Genus 1.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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differentiated +
revoluble +
deciduous +
acute +
differentiated +
usually slightly wider +
trabeculate +
absent +
usually ovate;oblong +
obovoid +
papillose +
specialized +
bulging +
flat to bulging +
thickened +
brownish +
bulging +
absent +
aligned +
2-stratose +
9mm;16mm +
Widespread in temperate climates +
spiculose +
filiform +
differentiated +
multicellular +
common +
asexual +
absent +
absent +
contorted +
appressed +
spreading +
concave;keeled;channeled;ovoid;lanceolate or lingulate +
fragile +
lanceolate +
bordered +
incurved +
plane +
involute +
absent +
short-conic;short-rostrate +
photosynthetic +
absent +
sheathing +
long-oval +
usually larger +
absent +
twisted +
absent +
Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. +
straight +
oblique +
1;2 +
strong +
absent +
twisted +
elongate +
laminal +
larger +
branching +
sheathing +
Pottiaceae subfam. Timmielloideae +
Pottiaceae +
subfamily +
ovoid;cylindric +
yellow +
green;tan +
occasionally smaller than the perichaetiate +