Zygodon viridissimus var. rupestris
in C. J. Hartman, Handb. Skand. Fl. ed. 8, 382. 1861.
Plants to 2.3 cm, yellow-green, olive green, or brownish. Stem leaves linear- to elongate-lanceolate; margins entire; apex short-acuminate or apiculate. Specialized asexual reproduction by elliptic gemmae, of 3–5 cells, longitudinal septa absent.
Habitat: Trunks of trees, rock
Elevation: low to moderate elevations
Distribution
Alta., B.C., N.B., N.S., Ont., Que., Ariz., Calif., Mass., Mich., Mo., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Oreg., Tenn., Va., Wash., Wis., Mexico, Europe, n Asia, n Africa.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.