View source for Physcomitrium pyriforme

{{Treatment/ID
|accepted_name=Physcomitrium pyriforme
|accepted_authority=(Hedwig) Hampe
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Linnaea
|place=11: 80. 1837,
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Gymnostomum pyriforme
|authority=Hedwig
|rank=species
|publication_title=Sp. Musc. Frond.,
|publication_place=38. 1801
}}
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Physcomitrium californicum
|authority=E. Britton
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Physcomitrium drummondii
|authority=E. Britton
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Physcomitrium kellermanii
|authority=E. Britton
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Physcomitrium megalocarpum
|authority=Kindberg
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Physcomitrium pygmaeum
|authority=James
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Physcomitrium turbinatum
|authority=(Michaux) E. Britton
|rank=species
}}
|hierarchy=Funariaceae;Physcomitrium;Physcomitrium pyriforme
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Funariaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Physcomitrium]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Physcomitrium pyriforme]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 27
|mention_page=page 196, 197, 199
|treatment_page=page 198
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>light green or yellowish green. <b>Stems</b> 0.2–15(–25) cm. <b>Leaves</b> obovate to ovate-lanceolate, distal leaves 2–5 mm; margins toothed, sometimes nearly smooth distally; percurrent to rarely short-excurrent. <b>Specialized</b> asexual reproduction absent. <b>Seta</b> (1–)6–15(–30) mm. <b>Capsule</b> exserted, 1–3 mm, globose-pyriform when young, highly variable in shape when old, urceolate to pyriform; neck short, distinct; exothecial cells irregular hexagonal; suboral cells consisting of 5–17 rows of rectangular cells. <b>Spores</b> (24–)46–60(–90) µm, papillose.</span><!--

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|phenology=Capsules mature late fall–spring.
|habitat=Wet soil in disturbed places
|elevation=low to high elevations
|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Ala.;Ark.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;Fla.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Nebr.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Oreg.;Pa.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Utah;Vt.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;Mexico;Eurasia;Africa;Australia.
|discussion=<p><i>Physcomitrium pyriforme</i> is morphologically variable and widespread across the continent. Plant size, leaf characters, and shape of the capsule vary from place to place and often within populations.</p>
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Physcomitrium pyriforme
|authority=(Hedwig) Hampe
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Physcomitrium californicum;Physcomitrium drummondii;Physcomitrium kellermanii;Physcomitrium megalocarpum;Physcomitrium pygmaeum;Physcomitrium turbinatum
|basionyms=Gymnostomum pyriforme
|family=Funariaceae
|phenology=Capsules mature late fall–spring.
|habitat=Wet soil in disturbed places
|elevation=low to high elevations
|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Ala.;Ark.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;Fla.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Nebr.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Oreg.;Pa.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Utah;Vt.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;Mexico;Eurasia;Africa;Australia.
|reference=None
|publication title=Linnaea
|publication year=
|special status=
|source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/bb6b7e3a7de7d3b7888a1ad48c7fd8f5c722d8d6/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V27/V27_269.xml
|genus=Physcomitrium
|species=Physcomitrium pyriforme
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