Myurella julacea

(Schwagrichen) Schimper

in P. Bruch and W. P. Schimper, Bryol. Europ. 6: 41. 1853.

Illustrated
Basionym: Leskea julacea Schwägrichen in J. A. Schultes, Reise Glockner 2: 363. 1804
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 371. Mentioned on page 372, 449.

Plants yellow-green. Stem leaves erect, crowded, imbricate, round to ovate, 0.3 mm; margins subentire to serrulate; apex rounded-obtuse to occasionally short-apiculate; distal laminal cells faintly prorulose abaxially.


Habitat: Calcareous habitats, seepages, rock crevices, fens, boreal and arctic areas, montane areas with calcareous rock
Elevation: low to high elevations

Distribution

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Greenland, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Calif., Colo., Conn., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mont., N.Y., Vt., Wash., Wis., Wyo., Europe, Asia.

Discussion

Myurella julacea is distinguished by its small, wormlike habit and yellow-green color. The leaves are concave and tightly overlap. Myurella julacea is easily distinguished from M. sibirica and M. tenerrima by its obtuse leaves that have at most a tiny apiculus.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Dale H. Vitt +
(Schwagrichen) Schimper +
Leskea julacea +
Greenland +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Maine +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, N.Y. +, Vt. +, Wash. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Europe +  and Asia. +
low to high elevations +
Calcareous habitats, seepages, rock crevices, fens, boreal and arctic areas, montane areas with calcareous rock +
in P. Bruch and W. P. Schimper, Bryol. Europ. +
Illustrated +
Myurella julacea +
Myurella +
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