Difference between revisions of "Hygroamblystegium varium var. humile"
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|distribution=Alta.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.);N.S.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Sask.;Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Fla.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Maine;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Oreg.;Pa.;S.Dak.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Wash.;Wis.;Wyo.;Mexico;Central America;South America;Europe;Asia. | |distribution=Alta.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.);N.S.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Sask.;Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Fla.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Maine;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Oreg.;Pa.;S.Dak.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Wash.;Wis.;Wyo.;Mexico;Central America;South America;Europe;Asia. | ||
| − | |discussion=<p>Variety humile is easily recognized by a much shorter costa than has been associated with other names included within Hygroamblystegium varium, more elongate laminal cells, and undifferentiated alar cells. The length of the costa is, however, a plastic character that varies depending on water availability; in North America in particular, many specimens display a costa that ranges from ceasing at mid leaf to subpercurrent, rendering the distinction with other taxa within H. varium difficult. Variety humile often exhibits a complanate habit, which explains why the taxon has sometimes been associated with Leptodictyum, but this character also strongly varies, and molecular data unambiguously show that the taxon is nested within Hygroamblystegium. Variety humile also bears strong resemblance to Pseudocampylium radicale, from which it is distinguished by non-decurrent leaves.</p> | + | |discussion=<p>Variety humile is easily recognized by a much shorter costa than has been associated with other names included within <i>Hygroamblystegium varium</i>, more elongate laminal cells, and undifferentiated alar cells. The length of the costa is, however, a plastic character that varies depending on water availability; in North America in particular, many specimens display a costa that ranges from ceasing at mid leaf to subpercurrent, rendering the distinction with other taxa within <i>H. varium</i> difficult. Variety humile often exhibits a complanate habit, which explains why the taxon has sometimes been associated with <i>Leptodictyum</i>, but this character also strongly varies, and molecular data unambiguously show that the taxon is nested within <i>Hygroamblystegium</i>. Variety humile also bears strong resemblance to <i>Pseudocampylium radicale</i>, from which it is distinguished by non-decurrent leaves.</p> |
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|species=Hygroamblystegium varium | |species=Hygroamblystegium varium | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 18 September 2019
Stem leaves sometimes complanate, broadly ovate, 1.2–1.9 mm; margins entire or minutely serrate; apex acuminate; costa ending mid leaf to just below apex; alar cells not sharply differentiated, shorter than medial cells; medial laminal cells 30–60 × 9–15 µm, 3–7:1.
Habitat: Wmeadows, fens, marshes
Elevation: low to high elevations (0-3000 m)
Distribution
Alta., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Ariz., Calif., Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Oreg., Pa., S.Dak., Tex., Utah, Vt., Wash., Wis., Wyo., Mexico, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia.
Discussion
Variety humile is easily recognized by a much shorter costa than has been associated with other names included within Hygroamblystegium varium, more elongate laminal cells, and undifferentiated alar cells. The length of the costa is, however, a plastic character that varies depending on water availability; in North America in particular, many specimens display a costa that ranges from ceasing at mid leaf to subpercurrent, rendering the distinction with other taxa within H. varium difficult. Variety humile often exhibits a complanate habit, which explains why the taxon has sometimes been associated with Leptodictyum, but this character also strongly varies, and molecular data unambiguously show that the taxon is nested within Hygroamblystegium. Variety humile also bears strong resemblance to Pseudocampylium radicale, from which it is distinguished by non-decurrent leaves.
Selected References
None.