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|accepted_name=Syntrichia caninervis
|accepted_authority=Mitten
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot., suppl.
|place=1: 39. 1859,
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|basionyms=
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Tortula bistratosa
|authority=Flowers
|rank=species
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|name=Tortula caninervis
|authority=(Mitten) Brotherus
|rank=species
}}
|hierarchy=Pottiaceae;Pottiaceae subfam. Pottioideae;Syntrichia;Syntrichia caninervis
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Pottiaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Pottiaceae subfam. Pottioideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Syntrichia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Syntrichia caninervis]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 27
|mention_page=page 619, 626
|treatment_page=page 625
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>3–20 mm. <b>Leaves</b> infolded and imbricate, not to weakly twisted around stem when dry, erect-spreading when moist, ovate-spatulate, 1–2.5 × 0.6–1.2 mm, 2-stratose or thicker, occasionally with scattered 1-stratose patches; margins revolute for the entire length of leaf, entire; apices acute to acuminate; costa excurrent into a serrate, hyaline awn that is often broadly hyaline at base, brown or blackish, strongly papillose; basal cells abruptly differentiated, narrower toward the margins; distal cells rounded, polygonal, or quadrate, 8–13 µm, with 4–6 low papillae per cell. <b>Specialized</b> asexual reproduction absent. <b>Sexual</b> condition dioicous. <b>Seta</b> 6–15 mm, brown. <b>Capsule</b> red, 2.5–3.2 mm, straight or slightly curved, with a distinct neck; operculum 1.5–2mm, red; peristome 0.7–1 mm, the basal membrane about 1/2 the total length. <b>Spores</b> 7–8 µm, lightly papillose.</span><!--

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|habitat=Soil, deserts and steppe, often forming extensive carpets
|elevation=moderate to high elevations
|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Idaho;Mont.;Nev.;N.Mex.;Oreg.;Utah;Wash.;Wyo.;s;sw Asia (Afghanistan;Iran;Lebanon;Russia;Turkey);n Africa.
|discussion=<p><i>Syntrichia caninervis</i> is most common in the colder deserts and steppes of the flora area, particularly in the Mojave and Great Basin deserts and the Columbia Basin. It can be confused in the field with <i>S. ruralis</i>, but good field distinctions for <i>S. caninervis</i> include the blackish or olive green color, the imbricate, weakly twisted leaf stance when dry, and the back of the costa showing no trace of red and often having a frosty appearance because of the stellate papillae. Microscopically, <i>S. caninervis</i> is unique with its combination of 2-stratose laminae, non-bulging cell surfaces, and costal cross-sections with sub-stereid cells.</p>
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name=Syntrichia caninervis
|authority=Mitten
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Tortula bistratosa;Tortula caninervis
|basionyms=
|family=Pottiaceae
|habitat=Soil, deserts and steppe, often forming extensive carpets
|elevation=moderate to high elevations
|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Idaho;Mont.;Nev.;N.Mex.;Oreg.;Utah;Wash.;Wyo.;s;sw Asia (Afghanistan;Iran;Lebanon;Russia;Turkey);n Africa.
|reference=None
|publication title=J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot., suppl.
|publication year=
|special status=
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|subfamily=Pottiaceae subfam. Pottioideae
|genus=Syntrichia
|species=Syntrichia caninervis
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