Brachythecium erythrorrhizon var. alpinum

Kosovich-Anderson & Ignatov Kosovich-Anderson & Ignatov

Arctoa 19: 190, fig. 4. 2011.

Endemic
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Plants small to medium-sized. Leaves straight, 1.2–1.5 (–1.7) mm; laminal cells elongate, 30–60 µm.


Habitat: Soil, rock, mountains
Elevation: high elevations (3100-3200 m)

Discussion

Variety alpinum has strongly plicate and concave leaves, julaceous foliage, and numerous alar cells. These alpine plants from the Rocky Mountains resemble Brachythecium coruscum rather than B. erythrorrhizon var. erythrorrhizon, but differ in larger cells in alar regions and leaf decurrencies (Y. Kosovich-Anderson and M. S. Ignatov 2010).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"long" is not a number."broad" is not a number.

dioicous +, autoicous +  and sexual +
acuminate +  and tapered +
Michael S. Ignatov +
Kosovich-Anderson & Ignatov Kosovich-Anderson & Ignatov +
9um +  and 15um +
short-decurrent +
rounded +  and narrowed +
narrowed +
short to long +
complanate-foliate +
straight;curved +
dioicous +  and sexual +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
cucullate +
strongly inclined +  and horizontal +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
specialized +
synoicous +, dioicous +, autoicous +, sexual +  and asexual +
subquadrate +  and short-rectangular +
differentiated +
8um +  and 15um +
3 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
discernible +
long-rectangular +
Colo. +  and Wyo. +
high elevations (3100-3200 m) +
not adherent +
Soil, rock, mountains +
6um (?) +  and 9um (?) +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br />) +
straight +
pointed +
moderate to somewhat +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
serrulate +  and entire +
perfect +  and xerocastique +
hygrocastique +
not plicate +  and crumpled +
pellucid +, opaque +  and otherwise +
not +  and conspicuous +
extensive +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
imbricate;falcate-secund +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
1.5mm;2.3mm +
erect +  and erectopatent +
concave +  and ovatelanceolate +
0.6mm;1.1mm +
complanate-foliate +  and regularly irregularly pinnate +
pinnate +  and julaceous +
not reddish +
arching +, erect +, ascending +  and creeping +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Chamberlainia +
Brachythecium erythrorrhizon var. alpinum +
Brachythecium erythrorrhizon +
variety +
incrassate +
light green +  and pale stramineous +
small;medium-sized +