Anacamptodon splachnoides

(Froelich ex Bridel) Bridel

Muscol. Recent., suppl. 4: 136. 1818.

Illustrated
Basionym: Orthotrichum splachnoides Froelich ex Bridel Muscol. Recent., suppl. 2: 4. 1812
Synonyms: Anacamptodon splachnoides var. americanus Hampe Campylodontium hypnoides
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 285.

Plants dull to shiny. Stems creeping, branches ± ascending, straight to slightly curved at apices; somewhat radiculose. Stem and branch leaves erect to slightly spreading when dry, spreading to subsecund when moist; costa to 1/2–4/5 leaf length; laminal cells smooth; basal-cells bulging; medial and distal cells 30–56 × 8–11 µm. Perigonia with leaves ovate, apex short-acute, ecostate. Perichaetia with leaves oblong-lanceolate, margins serrulate distally, apex long-acuminate, costa faint, 1/2–3/4 leaf length, laminal cells elongate. Seta yellow, 0.7–1.4 cm, straight. Capsule yellow to brown, 0.8–2 mm, strongly constricted below mouth when dry, hypophysis present; operculum conic, obliquely rostrate; exostome yellow to light-brown, teeth paired, strongly recurved when dry, triangular-lanceolate, attenuate, thin; endostome light orange to golden, segments 8 or 16, filiform, elongate, 1/3–1 time exostome length. Calyptra 1.7–2 mm, naked. Spores spheric, finely papillose.


Phenology: Capsules mature (Jan-)Apr–Oct(-Dec).
Habitat: Bark of trees, wet, sheltered niches, crotches, fissures, knotholes on logs, stumps, sometimes rotten, wet rock
Elevation: low to high elevations (0-1700 m)

Distribution

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N.S., Ont., Que., Ark., Conn., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis., Europe

Discussion

The habit of Anacamptodon splachnoides, combined with frequent sporophyte production with distinctive, strongly reflexed exostome teeth, makes it one of the more easily recognized mosses. The most common substrates for A. splachnoides are knotholes or wet crevices of Fagus grandifolia and species of Acer and Betula.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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not +  and separating +
long-acuminate +  and short-acute +
Piers Majestyk +
(Froelich ex Bridel) Bridel +
not decurrent +
Orthotrichum splachnoides +
straight;slightly curved +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
spreading +, erect +  and slightly spreading +
ovate +  and oblong-lanceolate +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
cucullate +
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
yellow;brown +
oblong-cylindric +
constricted +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
inflated +
differentiated +
appendiculate +
1/2 +  and 3/4 +
2 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Miss. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +  and Europe +
low to high elevations (0-1700 m) +
light orange;golden +
yellow +  and light-brown +
short +  and narrow +
Bark of trees, wet, sheltered niches, crotches, fissures, knotholes on logs, stumps, sometimes rotten, wet rock +
oblong-lanceolate +  and ovate +
entire +  and more or less crenulate +
multistratose +  and 1-stratose +
hexagonal +, rectangular +  and short-linear +
rostrate +  and conic +
obovate +, oblong +, ovate +  and lanceolate +
Capsules mature (Jan-)Apr–Oct(-Dec). +
Muscol. Recent., suppl. +
granular-papillose +  and smooth +
granular-papillose +  and smooth +
1/3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
elongate +  and filiform +
straight +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
spheric +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
spreading +, erect +  and slightly spreading +
ovate;oblong-lanceolate +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Anacamptodon splachnoides var. americanus +  and Campylodontium hypnoides +
Anacamptodon splachnoides +
Anacamptodon +
species +
attenuate +  and triangular-lanceolate +
incrassate +
yellow +  and green +
dull +  and shiny +
small +  and medium-sized +
transitional +