Bryum argenteum var. argenteum

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 126.

Plants silvery green. Stems 0.5–1 cm, distinctly rounded julaceous. Leaves longer than broad, hyaline in distal 1/3–1/4; costal apiculus long; distal laminal cells elongate-hexagonal, 3–4(–5):1.


Phenology: Capsules mature Apr–Jul (spring–summer).
Habitat: Soil, soil over rock, crevices, nitrogen enriched sites, disturbed habitats
Elevation: low to high elevations (0-4000m)

Distribution

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Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Mexico, West Indies, Bermuda, Central America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Pacific Islands (New Zealand), Australia, Antarctica.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
John R. Spence +
Hedwig +
Greenland +, St. Pierre and Miquelon +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Ala. +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Bermuda +, Central America +, South America +, Eurasia +, Africa +, Indian Ocean Islands +, Pacific Islands (New Zealand) +, Australia +  and Antarctica. +
low to high elevations (0-4000m) +
Soil, soil over rock, crevices, nitrogen enriched sites, disturbed habitats +
Capsules mature Apr–Jul (spring–summer). +
Sp. Musc. Frond., +
Illustrated +
Bryum argenteum var. argenteum +
Bryum argenteum +
variety +