Difference between revisions of "Orthothecium chryseum var. chryseum"
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 5 November 2020
Leaves concave.
Phenology: Capsules mature spring–early summer.
Habitat: Moist calcareous rock ledges, faces, crevices, in depressions, edges of streams, humus, seepage areas of talus slopes, ice wedge polygons, hummocks, dung, alpine and arctic tundra
Elevation: low to high elevations (0-3900 m)
Distribution
Greenland, Alta., B.C., Man., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Yukon, Alaska, Colo., Mont., n, c Europe, n Asia (Russia), Atlantic Islands (Iceland).
Discussion
Variety chryseum is characterized by robust stems 3 mm wide and over 4 cm long, and distinctly golden, plicate leaves with short-acuminate points. This variety is by far the most common Orthothecium in North America. Sporophytes are rarely produced.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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Moist calcareous rock ledges, faces, crevices, in depressions, edges of streams, humus, seepage areas of talus slopes, ice wedge polygons, hummocks, dung, alpine and arctic tundra +
in P. Bruch and W. P. Schimper, Bryol. Europ. +
1851 +
Illustrated +
Orthothecium chryseum var. chryseum +
Orthothecium chryseum +
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