Plants silvery green. Stems 0.5–1 cm, distinctly rounded julaceous. Leaves longer than broad, hyaline in distal 1/3–1/4; costal apiculus long; distal laminal cells elongate-hexagonal, 3–4(–5):1.
Phenology: Capsules mature Apr–Jul (spring–summer).
Habitat: Soil, soil over rock, crevices, nitrogen enriched sites, disturbed habitats
Elevation: low to high elevations (0-4000m)
Distribution
Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Mexico, West Indies, Bermuda, Central America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Pacific Islands (New Zealand), Australia, Antarctica.
Discussion
Selected References
None.