Bruchia flexuosa

(Schwägrichen) Müller Hal.

Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 5: 99. 1847,.

Basionym: Phascum flexuosum Schwägrichen Sp. Musc. Frond. Suppl. 2(1,1): 101. 1823
Synonyms: Bruchia brevicollis Lesquereux & James Bruchia donnellii Austin Bruchia sullivantii Austin
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 436. Mentioned on page 434.

Distal leaves long-subulate beyond an ovate, obovate, or elliptic base, 0.9–3.1 mm, leaf base usually strongly differentiated in shape; distal laminal cells short- to long-rectangular. Sexual condition paroicous. Seta 0.5–3 mm. Capsule neck short, obovate. Spores spinose or occasionally spinose-reticulate. Calyptra smooth.


Phenology: Capsules mature spring–summer.
Habitat: Most soil, fields, among grasses
Elevation: low to moderate elevations

Distribution

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

Discussion

As discussed in detail by A. E. Rushing (1986), Bruchia flexuosa is the most widely distributed and most morphologically variable species of the genus.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Ont. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +  and Europe. +
low to moderate elevations +
Most soil, fields, among grasses +
Capsules mature spring–summer. +
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Bruchia brevicollis +, Bruchia donnellii +  and Bruchia sullivantii +
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