Entosthodon fascicularis

(Hedwig) Müller Hal.

Syn. Musc. Frond. 1: 120. 1848,.

Basionym: Gymnostomum fasciculare Hedwig Sp. Musc. Frond., 38, plate 4, figs. 5–9. 1801
Synonyms: Entosthodon leibergii E. Britton Funaria fascicularis (Hedwig) Lindberg
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 188. Mentioned on page 183.

Plants 2–5 mm, yellow-green. Leaves inwardly contorted when dry, oblong to obovate, imbricate, somewhat concave, mostly 2–3 mm; margins serrulate distally by projecting ends of thin-walled cells; costa ending in a subula in distal leaves and ending 1–2 cells before the subula in smaller proximal leaves; apices narrowed to an acumen bearing a short, nearly filiform tip; basal laminal cells rectangular (70–105 × 20–30 µm), some cells forming a small basal auricle, distal cells irregularly hexagonal to oblong-rectangular, little differentiated at the margins. Seta reddish brown with age, 8–10 mm, straight, not hygroscopic. Capsule globose-pyriform with a narrow neck less the half the total length, 1–2 mm, sulcate when dry; exothecial cells irregular to hexagonal, little longer than broad; operculum convex; peristome teeth absent or short irregularly pointed, brownish yellow, endostome absent. Calyptra cucullate, long-beaked, inflated around the capsule, large, smooth. Spores 24–32 µm, bacculate-insulate.


Habitat: Sandy soil
Elevation: moderate to high elevations

Distribution

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B.C., Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Oreg., Wash., Europe.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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Donna H. Miller +  and Harvey A. Miller +
(Hedwig) Müller Hal. +
Gymnostomum fasciculare +
B.C. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Oreg. +, Wash. +  and Europe. +
moderate to high elevations +
Sandy soil +
Syn. Musc. Frond. +
Entosthodon leibergii +  and Funaria fascicularis +
Entosthodon fascicularis +
Entosthodon +
species +