Zygodon viridissimus var. viridissimus

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 81.

Plants to 1.5 cm, light green to olive green. Stem leaves oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate; margins entire; apex short-apiculate. Specialized asexual reproduction by ovoid to elliptic gemmae, of 5–10 cells, longitudinal septa present, ± straight.


Habitat: Trunks of trees, conglomerate boulders
Elevation: low elevations

Discussion

Variety viridissimus is distinguished by the entire leaf margins and gemmae with longitudinal septae.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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