Difference between revisions of "Orthothecium rufescens"

(Bridel) Schimper in P. Bruch and W. P. Schimper

in P. Bruch and W. P. Schimper, Bryol. Europ. 5: 107. 1851.

Basionym: Hypnum rufescens Bridel
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Revision as of 17:08, 18 September 2019

Plants large, in mats, reddish to brownish. Stems 4–10 cm, 3 mm wide, erect or ascending, sparingly branched. Leaves ± appressed when dry, erect-spreading when moist, straight, linear-lanceolate, strongly plicate, 3 mm; base not decurrent; margins plane, entire; apex slenderly long-acuminate; ecostate; basal laminal cells shorter than medial cells, golden brown; medial cells linear, 65–85 × 4–5 µm. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Sporophytes unknown.


Habitat: Moist tundra, soil, granite, limestone, schist
Elevation: low to high elevations (0-1700 m)

Distribution

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Greenland, N.W.T., Nunavut, Yukon, Alaska, Europe, Asia.

Discussion

Orthothecium rufescens, like O. chryseum, is large and robust with distinctly plicate leaves, but can be distinguished by the reddish color and slenderly acuminate leaves.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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(Bridel) Schimper in P. Bruch and W. P. Schimper +
Hypnum rufescens +
Greenland +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Europe +  and Asia. +
low to high elevations (0-1700 m) +
Moist tundra, soil, granite, limestone, schist +
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Orthothecium rufescens +
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