Bartramia subulata

Bruch & Schimper

Bryol. Europ. 4: 53, plate 315. 1846.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 105. Mentioned on page 102.

Plants in lax to dense tufts, glaucous or dark green. Stems 0.5–1 cm. Leaves erect-appressed when dry, erect and slightly spreading when moist, narrowly lanceolate, 1.5–2.5 mm; base sheathing, shoulders well developed, firm, not eroded; margins plane to weakly revolute proximally, plane distally, serrulate distally, teeth single; apex subulate, usually intact; costa percurrent, prominent in distal limb, distal abaxial surface rough; basal laminal cell-walls thin; distal cells 12–25 × 4–6 µm, prorulae high. Sexual condition autoicous or synoicous. Seta 1–2 cm, straight. Capsule erect, globose to ovoid, symmetric, 1–1.5 mm; operculum conic; peristome absent. Spores 24–35 µm.


Phenology: Capsules mature Aug–Nov.
Habitat: Bare soil in montane tundra
Elevation: high elevations (3500-4000 m)

Distribution

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Colo., Europe, Asia (China), Asia (India), Asia (Japan)

Discussion

Bartramia subulata, limited in the flora area to the high mountains of Colorado, is a diminutive species with erect, symmetric capsules that might be mistaken for B. stricta. The latter species, however, has a well-developed exostome, the leaf base is not sheathing, and shoulders are absent or, at best, weakly developed.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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obscure +  and prominent +
not distinct +
subulate +
Dana G. Griffin III +
Bruch & Schimper +
enlarged +
cucullate +
globose +  and ovoid +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
appendiculate +
rudimentary +
subpercurrent +
synoicous +, autoicous +  and sexual +
subquadrate;oblong-linear +
Colo. +, Europe +, Asia (China) +, Asia (India) +  and Asia (Japan) +
high elevations (3500-4000 m) +
papillose +  and smooth +
Bare soil in montane tundra +
smooth +, papillose +  and mammillose +
3-stratose +  and 2-stratose +
flexuose +
spreading;erect +
lanceolate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
plane +  and weakly revolute proximally +
clavate +  and filiform +
Capsules mature Aug–Nov. +
Bryol. Europ. +
papillose +
distinct +
straight +
elongate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
reniform;subspheric +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Bartramia subulata +
Bartramia +
species +
intermediate +
specialized +
synoicous +, autoicous +, dioicous +, sexual +  and asexual +
enlarged +
differentiated +