Acaulon schimperianum

(Sullivant) Sullivant in W. S. Sullivant and C. L. Lesquereux

in W. S. Sullivant and C. L. Lesquereux, Musc. Bor.-Amer., sched. 8. 1857,.

Basionym: Phascum schimperianum Sullivant in A. Gray, Manual ed. 2, 615. 1856
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 638.

Plants elliptic to globose, occasionally three-angled, 1–1.5 mm. Stem-leaves awned, broadly channeled; laminal cells papillose abaxially. Seta as long as the diameter of the capsule. Spores spheric, 35-40 µm, papillose.


Phenology: Capsules mature winter.
Habitat: Soil, dry washes
Elevation: low to moderate elevations

Distribution

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Ariz., Ill., Iowa, Kans., Tex., Mexico (Nuevo León)

Discussion

Acaulon schimperianum is awned and the distal margins are more strongly dentate than those of the other species.

Lower Taxa

None.
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0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.175 cm1.75 mm <br />0.00175 m <br />) +
of 1-2 rows +  and differentiated +
long-excurrent +  and short-excurrent +
appressed +  and weakly spreading +
acute +  and ovate +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br />) +
Richard H. Zander +
(Sullivant) Sullivant in W. S. Sullivant and C. L. Lesquereux +
rounded +
papillose +  and smooth +
usually slightly wider +
not differentiated +
Phascum schimperianum +
obovoid +
lobed +  and mitrate +
cleistocarpous +
sexual +  and asexual +
vesiculose +  and thick-walled +
few +  and several +
elongate-rhomboid +  and elongate +
tomentose +  and bare +
dentate +, entire +  and serrulate +
roundedquadrate;rhomboid +
Ariz. +, Ill. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Tex. +  and Mexico (Nuevo León) +
low to moderate elevations +
differentiated +
multicellular +
Soil, dry washes +
yellow +  and orange-red or red +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
concave;keeled;channeled;ovoid;lanceolate or lingulate +
spathulate +  and ovate +
reduced +
dentate +  and entire +
short-conic;short-rostrate +
photosynthetic +
flattened +  and 2-fid +
lateral +  and terminal +
lateral +  and terminal +
red +, orange +  and yellow +
consisting of 16 mostly 2 times cleft spiculose striate or papillose lanceolate teeth , , , , +  and rudimentary +
Capsules mature winter. +
1 (?) +, 3 (?) +  and 4 (?) +
not differentiated +
in W. S. Sullivant and C. L. Lesquereux, Musc. Bor.-Amer., sched. +
crum1965c +
straight +
elongate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br />) +
2 +  and 1 +
red +  and laminal +
spheric +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
rounded-triangular +  and rounded-pentagonal +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Acaulon schimperianum +
species +
ovoid;cylindric +
yellow distally and red +, orange +, red +  and yellow +
brown;reddish;yellowish-brown distally +
paroicous +, monoicous +  and dioicous +
3-angled +, elliptic +  and globose +