Dicranoweisia cirrata
in C. Milde, Bryol. Siles., 49. 1869,.
Basionym: Weissia cirrata Hedwig Sp. Musc. Frond., 69. 1801
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 396.
Leaves crisped and incurved when dry, margins plane to narrowly incurved or recurved at middle, 1-stratose except on margins in distal half, cells smooth; alar cells undifferentiated. Specialized asexual reproduction frequent, multicellular gemmae frequent on abaxial surface of leaves. Capsule with annulus of 1–3 rows of somewhat separating cells; peristome smooth basally, papillose distally.
Phenology: Capsules mature late fall–winter.
Habitat: Forming short turf or tufts on tree trunks and decorticated logs, rarely in rock crevices
Elevation: 1-1900 m
Distribution
B.C., Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash., Asia, n Africa
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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hyaline +
ridged +
short to long +
multicellular +
elliptic;short-linear +
absent +
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compound +
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hyaline +
short to long +
conic +
straight +
oblique +
microphyllous +
absent +
naked +
fugacious +
covering +
cucullate +
furrowed +
curved +
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projecting +
distal +
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secund +
falcate-secund +
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short to long +
flexuose +
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vegetative +
crisped +
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plane +
rostrate +
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variable +
pitted-striolate +
papillose +
divided +
2-seriate +
occasional +
undifferentiated +
differentiated +
in C. Milde, Bryol. Siles., +
longitudinal +
yellowish +
several +
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simple or;dichotomously irregularly branched +
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erect +
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