Campylium protensum

(Bridel) Kindberg

Canad. Rec. Sci. 6: 72. 1894.

Basionym: Hypnum protensum Bridel Muscol. Recent. 2(2): 85, plate 2, fig. 3. 1801
Synonyms: Campyliadelphus protensus (Bridel) Kanda Campylium stellatum var. protensum (Bridel) Bryhn
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 289. Mentioned on page 288.

Plants small or medium-sized, green or sometimes yellowish green to yellow. Stems creeping, irregularly pinnate; paraphyllia sometimes present, 1-seriate, narrowly triangular or ovate. Stem leaves spreading or ± squarrose, 1–2.3 × 0.4–1 mm; base erect to erect-spreading, cordate or rounded-triangular; acumen frequently differentiated, constituting 55–77% leaf length. Sexual condition dioicous.


Habitat: Mineral-rich wetland habitats, lowlands in swampy forests, open habitats at higher elevations, lake and stream shores
Elevation: low to high elevations

Distribution

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Greenland, Alta., B.C., Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., Que., Yukon, Alaska, Colo., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mont., Utah, Wash., Wis., Wyo., Eurasia.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Greenland +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.) +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Maine +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, Utah +, Wash. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +  and Eurasia. +
low to high elevations +
Mineral-rich wetland habitats, lowlands in swampy forests, open habitats at higher elevations, lake and stream shores +
Canad. Rec. Sci. +
Campyliadelphus protensus +  and Campylium stellatum var. protensum +
Campylium protensum +
Campylium +
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