Pseudoleskea radicosa var. radicosa

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 360.

Plants medium-sized, yellow-green, green, or orange-green. Stems with apices not distinctly hooked, branches many. Leaves not incurved, appressed to somewhat falcate, weakly to moderately concave, 2-plicate, 1.2–1.7 mm; apex short to usually long-acuminate; medial laminal cells opaque.


Phenology: Capsules mature Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Shaded rock, outcrops, tree bases, humic soil in forests, subalpine to alpine
Elevation: moderate to high elevations (600-3500 m)

Distribution

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Greenland, Alta., B.C., Nfld. and Labr., Que., Yukon, Alaska, Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mich., Mont., Nev., N.H., N.Mex., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo., Eurasia, Atlantic Islands (Iceland)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"subpercurrent" is not a number."shorter" is not a number."broad" is not a number.

curving +
long-acuminate +  and hooked +
dioicous +, sexual +  and asexual +
John R. Spence +
(Mitten) Macoun & Kindberg +
adherent +  and free +
Hypnum radicosum +
monopodial +  and branching +
spreading;erect +
flagelliform +
cucullate +
asymmetric-curved +
erect;suberect +
long-exserted +
cylindric +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
transversely elongate;quadrate +
rudimentary +
2 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
reduced +
yellow-green +
specialized +
subpercurrent +
2/3 +  and single +
autoicous +, dioicous +  and sexual +
sinuate +
Greenland +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, Que. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mich. +, Mont. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.Mex. +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Wash. +, Wyo. +, Eurasia +  and Atlantic Islands (Iceland) +
moderate to high elevations (600-3500 m) +
striate +  and papillose +
Shaded rock, outcrops, tree bases, humic soil in forests, subalpine to alpine +
falcate-secund +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.24 cm2.4 mm <br />0.0024 m <br />) +
not incurved +
dull +  and glossy +
falcate +  and weakly moderately concave +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br />) +
fusiform;elliptic;fusiform;elliptic;short-rhomboidal +
branched +  and foliose +
Capsules mature Jul–Aug. +
stoloniferous +
peglike +  and linear +
Cat. Canad. Pl., Musci, +
small +  and medium-sized +
slender-lanceolate;filiform +
curved +  and straight +
elongate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
erect-spreading +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
slender +
differentiated +
Lescuraea radicosa +
Pseudoleskea radicosa var. radicosa +
Pseudoleskea radicosa +
variety +
orange-green +, green +  and yellow-green +