Plagiopus oederianus

(Swartz) H. A. Crum & L. E. Anderson

Mosses E. N. Amer. 1: 636. 1981.

Selected by author to be illustrated
Basionym: Bartramia oederiana Swartz J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 180. 1801
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 99.
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Stems with cortical cells lax, hyaline, walls thin, central strand present. Leaves keeled distally, 2–3.5 mm; basal laminal cell walls thinner, especially toward costa; distal cells 9–22 × 7–8 µm, striate in longitudinal rows. Seta 0.7–1.8 cm. Capsule with operculum small; exostome teeth with intermediate thickenings on internal dorsal plates not paired with cross walls on external dorsal plates; endostome basal membrane well developed. Spores 20–26 µm.


Phenology: Capsules mature Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Soil humus, seeps, basic and acidic rock, crevices of cliffs
Elevation: moderate to high elevations (200-3900 m)

Distribution

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Greenland, Alta., B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Alaska, Colo., Conn., Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Mich., Minn., Mont., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Oreg., Pa., Vt., Va., Wash., Wis., n, c Europe, Asia (China, Indonesia, Japan), Pacific Islands (Hawaii).

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Dana G. Griffin III +
(Swartz) H. A. Crum & L. E. Anderson +
Bartramia oederiana +
Greenland +, Alta. +, B.C. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Alaska +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Idaho +, Iowa +, Maine +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, Wis. +, n +, c Europe +, Asia (China +, Indonesia +, Japan) +  and Pacific Islands (Hawaii). +
moderate to high elevations (200-3900 m) +
Soil humus, seeps, basic and acidic rock, crevices of cliffs +
Capsules mature Jun–Sep. +
Mosses E. N. Amer. +
Illustrated +
Plagiopus oederianus +
Plagiopus +
species +