Kindbergia oregana
Lindbergia 8: 54. 1982.
EndemicIllustrated
Basionym: Hypnum oreganum Sullivant Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 172. 1849
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 447.
Plants large, plumose, green, yellow-green, or brownish. Stems 10–25 (–45) cm, sympodial branching rare, branches 6–10 (–12) mm, almost always simple. Stem-leaves 1.2–2.2 × 0.8–1.2 (–1.6) mm; laminal cells 35–80 × 3–5 (–6) µm. Branch leaves distinctly plicate, 1–2 × (0.6–) 0.7–0.9 (–1.2) mm. Seta 1.5–2 cm. Spores 12–16 µm.
Habitat: Litter, soil rich in humus, rotten logs, forests, mesic, diffusely lighted places
Elevation: low to moderate elevations (0-1300 m)
Distribution
B.C., Alaska, Calif., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
Kindbergia oregana differs from the most common morphotype of K. praelonga in its more robust stature and simple branches. In addition, the branch leaves of K. oregana are usually distinctly plicate and the laminal cells are narrower and more thin-walled.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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short-decurrent +
sheathing +
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