Leskeella nervosa
Moosfl. Harz., 255. 1903.
Illustrated
Basionym: Pterigynandrum nervosum Bridel Muscol. Recent., suppl. 1: 132. 1806
Synonyms: Leskea nervosa (Bridel) Myrin Pseudoleskeella nervosa (Bridel) Nyholm
Stems appressed to substrate, branches many. Stem leaves symmetric, 0.6–1.2 mm; apex slender, longer than main portion of lamina; costa flattening and filling acumen; apical laminal cells somewhat longer than medial cells. Branch leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 0.4–0.8 mm; apex acute to subulate. Stoloniferous leaves scalelike, distant, ovate or orbicular. Capsule 2–3 mm; annulus of 2 rows of cells, deciduous in fragments; endostome basal membrane about 1/4 length of exostome teeth.
Phenology: Capsules mature Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Tree bark, calcareous rock
Elevation: low to high elevations (0-3500 m)
Distribution
Greenland, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., Ont., Que., Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Maine, Mich., Minn., Mont., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Utah, Vt., Wis., Europe, Asia, Atlantic Islands (Iceland).
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.