Difference between revisions of "Myurella tenerrima"
Musc. Scand., 37. 1879.
Illustrated
Basionym: Pterigynandrum tenerrimum Bridel Muscol. Recent., suppl. 4: 132. 1818
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Latest revision as of 21:36, 5 November 2020
Plants pale green to yellow-green. Stem leaves erect to spreading, distant, round to ovate, 0.3–0.4 mm; margins serrulate; apex shortly acuminate-apiculate; distal laminal cells faintly prorulose abaxially.
Habitat: Moist calcareous habitats, fens, rock crevices, tundra meadows
Elevation: low to high elevations
Distribution
Greenland, Alta., B.C., Man., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Yukon, Alaska, Europe, n Asia, n Africa.
Discussion
Myurella tenerrima is an Arctic and northern boreal species. This species is similar to M. julacea in color and general habit, but has widely spaced leaves that end in a well-developed, often recurved apiculus. The species differs from M. sibirica in features of the leaf papillae and margins.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.