Dicranoweisia cirrata

(Hedwig) Lindberg in C. Milde

in C. Milde, Bryol. Siles., 49. 1869,.

Basionym: Weissia cirrata Hedwig Sp. Musc. Frond., 69. 1801
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 396.
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Leaves crisped and incurved when dry, margins plane to narrowly incurved or recurved at middle, 1-stratose except on margins in distal half, cells smooth; alar cells undifferentiated. Specialized asexual reproduction frequent, multicellular gemmae frequent on abaxial surface of leaves. Capsule with annulus of 1–3 rows of somewhat separating cells; peristome smooth basally, papillose distally.


Phenology: Capsules mature late fall–winter.
Habitat: Forming short turf or tufts on tree trunks and decorticated logs, rarely in rock crevices
Elevation: 1-1900 m

Distribution

B.C., Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash., Asia, n Africa

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Dicranoweisia cirrata"
elliptic;short-linear +
Wilfred B. Schofield +
(Hedwig) Lindberg in C. Milde +
short to long +
Weissia cirrata +
straight +
microphyllous +
pseudomonoicous +, dioicous +, autoicous +  and sexual +
reproduction +  and asexual +
1/3 +  and 1/2 +
cucullate +
light +  and dark-brown +
inclined +  and erect +
smooth +  and longitudinally wrinkled +
elliptic +  and short-cylindric +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
with occasional 2-seriate portions +  and 1-seriate +
darkened +  and colored +
specialized +
undifferentiated +
4 +  and 10 +
papillose +  and mammillose +
enlarged +
percurrent;excurrent +
subpercurrent +
with longitudinal cuticular ridges +  and smooth +
autoicous +  and sexual +
subquadrate +
7um (?) +  and 10um (?) +
B.C. +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Oreg. +, Wash. +, Asia +  and n Africa +
1-1900 m +
multicellular +
Forming short turf or tufts on tree trunks and decorticated logs, rarely in rock crevices +
falcate-secund +
flexuose +
crisped +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
recurved +  and incurved +
nonpitted +  and pitted +
toothed +  and forked +
broadly obtuse +  and acute or short-acuminate +
pitted-striolate +
16 +  and single +
Capsules mature late fall–winter. +
undifferentiated +
in C. Milde, Bryol. Siles., +
1 +  and 3 +
flexuose +  and straight +
cygneous +  and elongate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
spherical +
simple or;dichotomously irregularly branched +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
superficial +
Dicranoweisia cirrata +
Dicranoweisia +
species +
deciduous +
entire +  and divided +
light +  and dark green +