Rhabdoweisia crenulata
Rev. Bryol. 17: 6. 1890,.
Basionym: Didymodon crenulatus Mitten J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot., suppl. 1: 23. 1859
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Plants 0.5–3 cm. Leaves lingulate, crisped when dry, 2–4 mm, broadly acute to obtuse, margins irregularly dentate distally, distal cells 14–20 µm wide, irregularly hexagonal, rather thin-walled. Seta 3–4 mm. Capsule 0.6–1 mm; peristome teeth narrowly lanceolate to subulate, smooth to faintly striolate, to 500 µm. Spores 18–20 µm.
Phenology: Capsules mature summer.
Habitat: Wet, shaded ledge
Elevation: moderate elevations (ca. 1100 m)
Distribution
N.C., Europe, Asia, Pacific Islands (Hawaii).
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
On the North American continent, this species is known from a single locality in the Appalachian Mountains (R. H. Zander 1966).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.