Orthothecium chryseum var. cochleariifolium
Laubm. Deutschl. 3: 23. 1895.
Basionym: Leskea chrysea var. cochleariifolia Lindberg Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 23: 543. 1867 (as cochlearifolium)
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 555.
Leaves cochleariform.
Phenology: Capsule maturity unknown.
Habitat: Moist calcareous areas of Arctic tundra
Elevation: low to moderate elevations (0-1100 m)
Distribution
Nunavut, n Europe.
Discussion
Variety cochleariifolium is known from a few localities in Nunavut, and it may occur in Greenland. The variety is distinguished by distinctly cochleariform leaves. Sporophytes are unknown.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.