Tetrodontium repandum

(Funck) Schwägrichen

Sp. Musc. Frond. Suppl. 2(1,2): 102. 1824,.

Basionym: Tetraphis repanda Funck in J. Sturm et al., Deutschl. Fl. 2(17): plate 4. 1819
Synonyms: Tetraphis brownianum var. repandum (Funck) Limpricht
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 113.
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Plants with numerous flagelliform shoots, these 2–5 mm with 3-ranked, tightly appressed linear to lanceolate leaves at the base of the stem. Thallose protonematal flaps ovatelanceolate, without a distinct mucronate point, margins ± dentate, less than 0.5 mm. Leaves with costa absent. Spores about 16 µm.


Phenology: Capsules rare to very rare, maturing late summer.
Habitat: Often growing inverted under rock ledges or in crevices, especially in areas of high humidity sometimes mixed in with other bryophytes

Distribution

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in North America it occurs in subalpine areas, B.C., Alaska, Wash., Europe, Asia (Japan)

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Tetrodontium repandum"
Judith A. Harpel +
(Funck) Schwägrichen +
autoicous +  and sexual +
Tetraphis repanda +
oblong-rhomboid +  and rounded-hexagonal +
naked +, plicate +  and smooth +
ovate +  and shortly oblong-cylindric +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
in North America it occurs in subalpine areas +, B.C. +, Alaska +, Wash. +, Europe +  and Asia (Japan) +
perpendicular +
Often growing inverted under rock ledges or in crevices, especially in areas of high humidity sometimes mixed in with other bryophytes +
rectangular +  and rhombic +
ecostate +  and costate +
spreading +, appressed +  and erect +
linear +  and lanceolate +
concave +, ovate +  and ovatelanceolate +
appearing +  and splitting +
Capsules rare to very rare, maturing late summer. +
distinct +
mucronate +
ovatelanceolate +  and thallose +
Sp. Musc. Frond. Suppl. +
straight +
papillose +  and smooth +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
flagelliform +
green;yellowish +
spheric +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Tetraphis brownianum var. repandum +
Tetrodontium repandum +
Tetrodontium +
species +
multicellular +  and unsegmented +
Single (?) +  and 4 (?) +
triangular +
dark-green +  and brownish green +