Zygodon viridissimus var. viridissimus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 81.
Plants to 1.5 cm, light green to olive green. Stem-leaves oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate; margins entire; apex short-apiculate. Specialized asexual reproduction by ovoid to elliptic gemmae, of 5–10 cells, longitudinal septa present, ± straight.
Habitat: Trunks of trees, conglomerate boulders
Elevation: low elevations
Distribution
N.S., Que., Europe
Discussion
Variety viridissimus is distinguished by the entire leaf margins and gemmae with longitudinal septae.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"entire" is not a number.
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developed +
absent +
short-apiculate +
specialized +
short-acuminate;short-apiculate;short-acuminate;short-apiculate;acute +
decurrent +
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long-exserted +
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elliptic-oblong;fusiform +
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Bryol. Univ. +
1826 +
straight +
longitudinal +
absent +
Illustrated +
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contorted +
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oblong-lanceolate;lanceolate +
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Zygodon viridissimus var. viridissimus +
Zygodon viridissimus +
variety +
longitudinal +
specialized +
absent +
thick +
light green;olive green +
small +