Bruchia flexuosa
Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 5: 99. 1847,.
Basionym: Phascum flexuosum Schwägrichen Sp. Musc. Frond. Suppl. 2(1,1): 101. 1823
Synonyms: Bruchia brevicollis Lesquereux & James Bruchia donnellii Austin Bruchia sullivantii Austin
Distal leaves long-subulate beyond an ovate, obovate, or elliptic base, 0.9–3.1 mm, leaf base usually strongly differentiated in shape; distal laminal cells short- to long-rectangular. Sexual condition paroicous. Seta 0.5–3 mm. Capsule neck short, obovate. Spores spinose or occasionally spinose-reticulate. Calyptra smooth.
Phenology: Capsules mature spring–summer.
Habitat: Most soil, fields, among grasses
Elevation: low to moderate elevations
Distribution
Ont., Que., Ala., Ark., Calif., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Minn., Mo., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va., Wis., Europe.
Discussion
As discussed in detail by A. E. Rushing (1986), Bruchia flexuosa is the most widely distributed and most morphologically variable species of the genus.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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