View source for Scouleria ← Scouleria You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Scouleria |accepted_authority=Hooker |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Bot. Misc. |place=1: 33. 1829, }} |basionyms= |synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym |name=Grimmia sect. Scouleria |authority=(Hooker) Müller Hal. |rank=section }} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym |name=Grimmia subg. Scouleria |authority=(Hooker) Lesquereux & James |rank=subgenus }} |hierarchy=Scouleriaceae;Scouleria |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Scouleriaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Scouleria]]</div></div> |etymology=For John Scouler, 1804–1871, physician, botanical collector, and naturalist |volume=Volume 27 |mention_page= |treatment_page=page 312 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism arrangement or growth form;whole_organism coloration;whole_organism coloration;whole_organism growth form;tuft architecture"><b>Plants </b>clustered in loose to compact tufts, black or brown with age.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem some measurement;central strand presence"><b>Stems </b>ca. 4–10 cm, central strand absent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="">rhizoids forming a “hold-fast,” occasionally extending from stem and abaxial surface of leaves.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf orientation"><b>Leaves </b>erect to patent when dry, when present pseudocosta marginal [submarginal];</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="apex shape">apex often cucullate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="outer perichaetial leaf quantity;outer perichaetial leaf height or length or size"><b>Outer </b>perichaetial leaves one-third shorter than inner leaves.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="third position"><b>Vaginula </b>forming a sheath around proximal third or fourth of seta.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="seta quantity"><b>Seta </b>1/3–1/2 capsule length.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="capsule reflectance;capsule coloration;columella size;columella shape;columella shape"><b>Capsule </b>glossy black with age, columella when dry appearing longitudinally ribbed, when wet expanding, becoming stoutly cylindrical or ovoid.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="spore some measurement"><b>Spores </b>30–55 µm.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=nw North America;temperate South America;n Asia |discussion=<p>Species 3 (2 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>Scouleria patagonica) is the only taxon found in South America.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Leaf margin 1-stratose or partially (rarely fully) 2-stratose; peristome present. |[[Scouleria aquatica|Scouleria aquatica]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Leaf margin multistratose; peristome absent. |[[Scouleria marginata|Scouleria marginata]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Scouleria |authority=Hooker |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms=Grimmia sect. Scouleria;Grimmia subg. Scouleria |basionyms= |family=Scouleriaceae |distribution=nw North America;temperate South America;n Asia |reference=None |publication title=Bot. Misc. |publication year= |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V27/V27_426.xml |genus=Scouleria |apex shape=cucullate |capsule coloration=black |capsule reflectance=glossy |central strand presence=absent |columella shape=ovoid;cylindrical |columella size=expanding |leaf orientation=erect;patent |outer perichaetial leaf height or length or size=shorter |outer perichaetial leaf quantity=1/3 |seta quantity=1/3;1/2 |spore some measurement=30um;55um |stem some measurement=4cm;10cm |third position=proximal |tuft architecture=loose;compact |whole_organism arrangement or growth form=clustered |whole_organism coloration=brown;black |whole_organism growth form=plant }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Scouleriaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Scouleriaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/ID/Synonym (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Scouleria.