Conardia compacta

(Hooker) H. Robinson

Phytologia 33: 295. 1976.

Illustrated
Basionym: Hypnum serpens var. compactum Hooker in T. Drummond, Musc. Amer., 188. 1828
Synonyms: Amblystegium americanum (Hooker) Austin A. compactum Macoun & Kindberg A. dissitifolium (Grout) Grout A. holzingeri Macoun & Kindberg A. subcompactum (Hooker) Müller Hal. Brachythecium collinum var. holzingeri Grout H. compactum Rhynchostegiella compacta R. compacta subsp. americana (Grout) Wijk & Margadant
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 314.

Plants in dense to ± loose mats. Stems erect-ascending or creeping; pseudoparaphyllia foliose or filamentous. Stem-leaves crowded, homomallous when dry, gradually narrowed to apex, slightly concave; alar cells usually many, region reaching from margin to costa at insertion or nearly so; laminal cells 5–9: 1; basal-cells shorter, broader. Specialized asexual reproduction by papillose rhizoidal gemmae on abaxial costa surface. Perichaetia with inner leaves ± suddenly narrowed to apex, not plicate, margins irregularly denticulate distally, apex acuminate, laminal cells smooth. Seta orange-yellow or at base reddish, 0.8–1.4 cm. Capsule with annulus separating, 1-seriate or 2-seriate; operculum conic to short-rostrate; exostome teeth lanceolate, brownish yellow, external surface reticulate or reticulate-striate basally or with portions cross-striolate; endostome cilia to 1/2 segment length. Spores finely papillose.


Habitat: Damp cliffs, limestone, swamps on logs, stumps, humus, bark at base of trees; low to high elevations

Distribution

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Greenland, Alta., B.C., Man., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Ind., Iowa, Kans., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.Mex., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Pa., S.Dak., Tex., Utah, Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Mexico (Baja California), Mexico (Puebla), Central America (Guatemala), n, c Europe, Asia (Kashmir), Atlantic Islands (Iceland)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"narrower" is not a number.

... more about "Conardia compacta"
acuminate +
Howard A. Crum† +  and Lars Hedenäs +
(Hooker) H. Robinson +
decurrent +
Hypnum serpens var. compactum +
cucullate +
2-seriate +  and 1-seriate +
cylindric +
not inflated +, quadrate +  and rectangular +
differentiated +
appendiculate +
1 (?) +  and 4 (?) +
Greenland +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, S.Dak. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Mexico (Baja California) +, Mexico (Puebla) +, Central America (Guatemala) +, n +, c Europe +, Asia (Kashmir) +  and Atlantic Islands (Iceland) +
brownish +  and yellowbrown +
short +  and narrow +
with portions +  and reticulate-striate +
papillose +
Damp cliffs, limestone, swamps on logs, stumps, humus, bark at base of trees +  and low to high elevations +
warty-papillose +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (?) +
erect +  and spreading +
ovatelanceolate;lanceolate;falcate +
denticulate +
autoicous +  and sexual +
multistratose +  and 1-stratose +
hexagonal +, rectangular +  and short-linear +
conic +  and short-rostrate +
obovate +, oblong +, ovate +  and lanceolate +
cross-striolate +
triangular +
at base +  and orange-yellow +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
concave +  and narrowed +
creeping +  and erect-ascending +
Amblystegium americanum +, A. compactum +, A. dissitifolium +, A. holzingeri +, A. subcompactum +, Brachythecium collinum var. holzingeri +, H. compactum +, Rhynchostegiella compacta +  and R. compacta subsp. americana +
Conardia compacta +
Conardia +
species +
incrassate +
yellow +  and light green +
minute +  and small +
transitional +