familyPtychomitriaceae
genusCampylostelium
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Campylostelium
Bryol. Europ. 2: 25. 1846 ,.
Etymology: Greek kampylos, bent, and stele, pillar, alluding to curved seta
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Campylostelium saxicola | Patricia M. Eckel |
Plants small, gregarious or cespitose, yellowish green. Stems erect. Leaves loosely crispate to circinate when dry, linear from a slightly broader base; medial cells smooth; margins entire, thickened distally. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Seta curved when wet, flexuous when dry. Capsule ovoid-cylindric, smooth to indistinctly wrinkled or ribbed when dry; peristome teeth slender, single or variously perforate or divided, densely papillose or spiculose, often nodose. Calyptra mitrate, smooth, not plicate, lobed proximally. Spores smooth.
Distribution
North America, Europe, Asia, Africa
Discussion
Species 2 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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revoluble +
several +
broader +
brown +
erect +
exserted +
smooth;indistinctly wrinkled +
ovoid-cylindric +
absent +
strong +
single +
longitudinal +
rare +
asexual +
loosely crispate;circinate +
specialized +
absent +
asexual +
thickened +
isodiametric +
specialized +
rostrate +
axillary +
gemmiform +
single +
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papillose +
slender +
Bryol. Europ. +
reddish-brown +
inconspicuous +
spheric +
naked +
simple +
repent +
erect +
forked +
scarce +
proximal +
Campylostelium +
Ptychomitriaceae +
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divided +
slender +
yellowish green +
robust +
small +