Buckiella undulata

(Hedwig) Ireland

Novon 11: 55. 2001.

Illustrated
Basionym: Hypnum undulatum Hedwig Sp. Musc. Frond., 242. 1801
Synonyms: Neckeropsis undulata (Hedwig) Kindberg Plagiothecium undulatum (Hedwig) Schimper P. undulatum var. myurum Cardot & Thériot P. undulatum subsp. subneckeroideum Kindberg Stereodon undulatus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 518.

Stems 15+ cm, 1–7 mm wide, complanate-foliate or sometimes julaceous, branches sometimes attenuate at apices; epidermal-cells large, walls thin; rhizoids on leaves on underside of stems from base of stems and branches about 1/2 up and on base of costa and adjacent cells on abaxial surface, brown to reddish-brown, smooth or minutely papillose. Leaves symmetric, concave, 2–5 × 1–2 mm; alar region triangular, of 1–3 longitudinal rows of decurrent cells, terminating at base in 1 cell; basal laminal cell-walls pitted; medial cells 96–175 × 7–11 µm. Perigonia and perichaetia at base of stems, perigonial bracts broadly ovatelanceolate, apex acute. Seta single, 2.5–4.5 cm, often curved, rarely circinate. Capsule exserted, light-brown to orangebrown, 1.5–4 × 0.4–0.9 mm, smooth; stomata few, present in neck, superficial; operculum 0.8–1.2 mm. Spores 11–14 µm.


Phenology: Capsules mature summer.
Habitat: Logs, stumps, base of trees, coniferous woods, boggy soil, soil and humus overlying rock
Elevation: low to moderate elevations (0-1400 m)

Distribution

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B.C., Alaska, Calif., Idaho, Oreg., Wash., n, w, c Europe, Asia (China), Pacific Islands (New Guinea)

Discussion

Buckiella undulata is a large, distinctive species very common in the flora area from southern Alaska extending westward to Attu Island, south to northern California and inland to Idaho. Buckiella undulata is best recognized by its light green or whitish green color, large stems, often 15+ cm × 1–7 mm, strongly undulate, ovate to ovate-lanceolate large leaves, and large, inclined to pendulous, arcuate, cylindric, light to orange-brown capsule exserted on a long seta. Microscopically, the species is distinguished by laminal cells covered with granular, cuticular papillae, visible at 400× or greater magnification. Buckiella undulata was previously placed in the genus Plagiothecium in Plagiotheciaceae, but the cells of all species in that genus have completely smooth laminal cells.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broad" is not a number.

... more about "Buckiella undulata"
2-seriate +  and 1-seriate +
Robert R. Ireland Jr. +
(Hedwig) Ireland +
decurrent +
Hypnum undulatum +
oblong-lanceolate +, ovate +  and ovatelanceolate +
attenuate +
cucullate +
light-brown;orangebrown +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
inclined +  and pendulous +
cylindric +
constricted +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
similar +  and pigmented +
decurrent +
differentiated +
rudimentary +
ecostate +  and obscure +
B.C. +, Alaska +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Oreg. +, Wash. +, n +, w +, c Europe +, Asia (China) +  and Pacific Islands (New Guinea) +
low to moderate elevations (0-1400 m) +
fused +  and free +
filamentous +
Logs, stumps, base of trees, coniferous woods, boggy soil, soil and humus overlying rock +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
concave +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
serrate +, serrulate +  and entire +
dioicous +, autoicous +  and sexual +
conic +  and rostrate +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
dioicous +, sexual +  and asexual +
narrowly ovate;oblong-lanceolate +
ovatelanceolate +
Capsules mature summer. +
triangular +
brown;reddish-brown +
papillose +  and smooth +
light-brown +, reddish +  and dark red +
elongate +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
globose;ovoid +
complanate-foliate +
straight +
oblong-lanceolate +, ovate +  and ovatelanceolate +
differentiated +
1mm;7mm +
superficial +
Neckeropsis undulata +, Plagiothecium undulatum +, P. undulatum var. myurum +, P. undulatum subsp. subneckeroideum +  and Stereodon undulatus +
Buckiella undulata +
Buckiella +
species +
yellowish +, whitish +  and light green +
glossy +  and dull +