Brachydontium trichodes
Flora 10(2,Beil.): 37. 1827,.
Basionym: Gymnostomum trichodes F. Weber Arch. Syst. Naturgesch. 1: 124. 1804
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 328.
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Stems 0.6–1.2 mm. Leaves 0.5–2 mm, distal lamina cells irregularly short-rhombic with a few cells quadrate, about (1–) 2–3: 1, proximal cells longer. Seta 2–2.5 mm, straight and twisted above when dry. Capsule ovate-cylindric, 0.6–0.8 mm. Peristome of 16, very short, truncate teeth. Spores 8–12 µm.
Habitat: Moist, acidic cliff faces
Elevation: higher elevations
Distribution
N.H., N.C., Tenn., Wash., South America (Colombia), Europe, Asia, Australia
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
... more about "Brachydontium trichodes"
compound +
clasping +
erect +
ovate-cylindric +
colored +
quadrate +
not differentiated +
single +
homogenous +
Present +
short-rhombic +
long-excurrent +
curved +
generally erect-spreading;spreading-recurved +
vegetative +
linear;stoutly subulate +
broader and shorter +
broader +
haplolepideous +
absent +
reduced +
absent +
papillose +
Flora +
acidic +
twisted +
straight +
cygneous +
Brachydontium trichodes +
Brachydontium +
species +
truncate +
triangular +
unbranched;rarely 2-3-branched +
brownish +
volcanic +