familyMeesiaceae
genusPaludella
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Paludella
Muscol. Recent., suppl. 3: 72. 1817.
Etymology: Latin palus, marsh, and - ella, diminutive, alluding to habitat
Leaves squarrose-recurved, not 3-ranked, obovate to elliptic; margins broadly reflexed near mid leaf; laminal cells rounded-hexagonal, bulging-conic on both surfaces, walls thick; basal cells longer than distal cells.
Distribution
North America, Eurasia, circumboreal.
Discussion
Species 1.
Plants of Paludella occur in calcareous fens.
Selected References
None.