Heterophyllium

(Schimper) Kindberg

Canad. Rec. Sci. 6: 72. 1894.

Etymology: Greek heteros, different, and phyllon, leaf, alluding to somewhat different stem and branch leaves
Basionym: Hypnum subg. Heterophyllium Schimper Syn. Musc. Eur., 629. 1860
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 579. Mentioned on page 520, 571, 645.

Plants medium-sized to large, yellow-green to red bronze, strongly or weakly glossy. Stems 2–6 cm, somewhat to weakly complanate-foliate, subpinnate to irregularly branched. Leaves erect-spreading, ovate to lanceolate; margins toothed distally; apex long-acuminate; costa double or obscure; alar cells quadrate or rectangular, enlarged, pigmented, walls thick, region differentiated in several rows, middle lamella apparent, supra-alar cells differentiated; laminal cells elongate, flexuose, smooth. Sexual condition autoicous or dioicous. Seta 2–4 cm. Capsule inclined to suberect, cylindric; exothecial cell walls not collenchymatous; operculum conic.

Distribution

se United States, Mexico, Central America, Eurasia, Pacific Islands.

Discussion

Species 1.

... more about "Heterophyllium"
Wilfred B. Schofield† +
(Schimper) Kindberg +
Hypnum subg. Heterophyllium +
se United States +, Mexico +, Central America +, Eurasia +  and Pacific Islands. +
Greek heteros, different, and phyllon, leaf, alluding to somewhat different stem and branch leaves +
Canad. Rec. Sci. +
robinson1966a +
Heterophyllium +
Sematophyllaceae +