Pseudoleskea radicosa var. compacta
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 231. 1900.
Synonyms: Lescuraea radicosa var. compacta (Best) E. Lawton Pseudoleskea pallida
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 360.
Plants small, bright green. Stems with apices not distinctly hooked, branches many. Leaves often somewhat incurved, appressed, not falcate-secund, strongly concave, 2-plicate, 0.8–1.3 mm; apex abruptly acute to short-acuminate; medial laminal cells pellucid.
Phenology: Capsules mature Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Dry siliceous boulders, calcareous rock, mineral soil, subalpine-alpine
Elevation: moderate to high elevations (900-4000 m)
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Nfld. and Labr., Que., Yukon, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Oreg., Utah, Wyo., n Europe
Discussion
Variety compacta is distinctive and may be a good species, distinguished by its bright green color, small size, ovate concave leaves that often incurve when dry, and clear laminal cells.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"subpercurrent" is not a number."shorter" is not a number."broad" is not a number.
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Pseudoleskea radicosa var. compacta +
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