Rhytidiopsis
in H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 232/233[I,3]: 1057, fig. 858A – D. 1908.
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Rhytidiopsis robusta | Patricia M. Eckel |
Stems creeping to ascending, (3–) 5–8 mm wide across leafy stem, monopodial, irregularly and remotely branched; paraphyllia dense, base 1-seriate or 2-seriate, branches 1-seriate. Stem-leaves erect to spreading, falcate-secund, crowded, ovate to lanceolate, strongly plicate, rugose in lower acumen, (2.5–) 3.6–5.3 mm; base not decurrent; margins serrulate at apex, otherwise minutely toothed to entire; apex gradually acuminate; costa double, 1/4–1/2 leaf length; alar cells ± differentiated; laminal cells smooth. Branch leaves similar. Capsule horizontal; operculum conic; exostome teeth irregularly cross-striolate to somewhat reticulate proximally; endostome segments narrowly perforate.
Distribution
w North America
Discussion
Species 1.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
"nearly" is not a number. "single" is not a number."broad" is not a number.