Entodon seductrix

(Hedwig) Müller Hal.

Linnaea 19: 214. 1846.

Endemic
Basionym: Neckera seductrix Hedwig Sp. Musc. Frond., 208, plate 47, figs. 8 – 13. 1801
Synonyms: Cylindrothecium demetrii Renauld & Cardot
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 506. Mentioned on page 503.

Plants in dense mats, green to golden brown. Stems to 10 cm, subpinnate, branches terete-foliate. Leaves erect, oblong-ovate to elliptic, 1–2 mm; margins plane, entire proximally, weakly serrulate distally; apex abruptly acute to apiculate; ecostate or costa double, short; alar region ± abruptly differentiated, 1-stratose, not or slightly reaching costa. Sexual condition autoicous. Seta reddish, 0.5–1.6 cm. Capsule cylindric, 2–3.5 mm; annulus 2- or 3-seriate, persistent; operculum obliquely rostrate; exostome teeth reddish, external surface smooth or faintly roughened proximally, finely papillose apically, not perforate; endostome segments smooth. Spores 13–21 µm.


Habitat: Rotten wood, bark at base of trees, soil, rock, dry hardwood forests
Elevation: low to moderate elevations

Distribution

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Ont., Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Entodon seductrix is the most common species of Entodon in eastern North America. It is recognized by strongly terete-foliate branches, broad, abruptly acute to apiculate leaves, red setae, a persistent annulus, and essentially smooth exostome teeth (the only species of Entodon with this character). The capsule is usually somewhat wrinkled when dry and empty.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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