Weissia controversa

Hedwig

Sp. Musc. Frond., 67. 1801,.

Synonyms: Gymnostomum rauanum Austin Mollia viridula (Withering) Lindberg Weissia andrewsii E. B. Bartram Weissia brandegeei Austin Weissia controversa var. australis (Austin) Schornherst Weissia controversa var. longiseta (Lesquereux & James) H. A. Crum, Steere & L. E. Anderson Weissia controversa var. wolffii (Lesquereux & James) H. A. Crum, Steere & L. E. Anderson Weissia curvicaulis Lesquereux & James Weissia longiseta Weissia microodonta Weissia viridula var. nitida Renauld & Cardot Weissia wolfii
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 514. Mentioned on page 25, 309, 493, 513, 515, 516, 517, 518.

Leaves short to longlanceolate, base weakly differentiated to ovate, shoulders weak or absent, distal laminal margins strongly and usually but not always sharply incurved or inrolled, apex plane to channeled, acute, mucro usually weak, of 1–5 (–8) cells; costal adaxial stereid band smaller than the abaxial; distal laminal cells 6–13 µm wide. Sexual condition monoicous. Seta elongate, 0.3–0.8 cm. Capsule stegocarpic, long-ovate to cylindric, operculum differentiated, falling, peristome present, teeth rudimentary to lanceolate, or occasionally absent.


Phenology: Capsules mature throughout year depending on area of the flora.
Habitat: Weedy, soil, rock, disturbed areas, roadsides, fields, acid or calcareous substrates

Distribution

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Greenland, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Mass., Mich., Mont., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Va., Wash., Wis., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Islands, Australia

Discussion

This treatment of Weissia controversa follows the study of A. Stoneburner (1985), which justifiably included W. andrewsii, and, agreeing with H. A. Crum and L. E. Anderson (1981), pointed out the great variation in peristome development including occurrence of both eperistomate and peristomate capsules in the same collection. The present treatment includes all flora area reports of W. condensa, a morphologically distinct European species with characters as listed in Excluded Species. Rhizoidal gemmae were reported by W. D. Reese (1988) but these are apparently rare. Weissia viridula Bridel is an illegitimate name that has been much used for this taxon.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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not differentiated +
long-excurrent +  and short-excurrent +
acute +, plane +  and channeled +
Richard H. Zander +
Hedwig +
crescent +
smaller +
rhomboid +  and rectangular +
papillose +  and smooth +
usually slightly wider +
differentiated +
Undefined subfam. Trichostomaceae +
obovoid +
cucullate +
cleistocarpous +  and stegocarpous +
long-ovate;cylindric +
monoicous +, dioicous +  and sexual +
flat to bulging +
persistent +
1 +  and 5 +
elongate-rhomboid +  and elongate +
thicker +
tomentose +  and bare +
mucronate +
monoicous +  and sexual +
erect +  and incurved +
subquadrate;hexagonal +
Greenland +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Ala. +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Mont. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Va. +, Wash. +, Wis. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +, South America +, Eurasia +, Africa +, Pacific Islands +  and Australia +
differentiated +
multicellular +
Weedy, soil, rock, disturbed areas, roadsides, fields, acid or calcareous substrates +
yellow +  and orange-red or red +
1 +  and 2 +
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 +
long-ligulate +
spiraled +  and contorted +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
spreading +  and incurved +
triangular +  and oblong +
reduced +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
dentate +  and entire +
short-conic;short-rostrate +
differentiated +
photosynthetic +
2 +  and 6 +
dioicous +, monoicous +  and sexual +
spiculiform +  and 2-fid +
lateral +  and terminal +
lateral +  and terminal +
red +, orange +  and yellow +
oblong-truncate +  and long-triangular +
Capsules mature throughout year depending on area of the flora. +
Sp. Musc. Frond., +
straight +
elongate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
2 +  and 1 +
yellow +  and laminal +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
rounded-triangular +  and rounded-pentagonal +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Gymnostomum rauanum +, Mollia viridula +, Weissia andrewsii +, Weissia brandegeei +, Weissia controversa var. australis +, Weissia controversa var. longiseta +, Weissia controversa var. wolffii +, Weissia curvicaulis +, Weissia longiseta +, Weissia microodonta +, Weissia viridula var. nitida +  and Weissia wolfii +
Weissia controversa +
species +
elliptical;short-ovate or cylindric +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
rudimentary +
lanceolate +
semicircular +  and circular +
orange +  and yellow +
stemless +  and perigoniate +
brown;tan or yellow +
plant +  and cespitose +
occasionally smaller than the perichaetiate +