Didymodon vinealis var. luridus (Hornsch.) R.H.Zander

  • Authority

    Sharp, Aaron J., et al. 1994. The Moss Flora of Mexico. Part One: Sphagnales to Bryales. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 69 (1): 1-452.

  • Family

    Pottiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Didymodon vinealis var. luridus (Hornsch.) R.H.Zander

  • Description

    Species Description - Leaves up to 1.5 mm long, short-lanceolate to ovate-triangular, broadly acute to rounded-obtuse; margins usually recurvedto above midleaf, often Strongly recurved above, the upper margins unistratose; upper cells 7-10 µm wide, smooth or weakly papillose, with walls usually irregularly thickened the lumina often rounded, triangular, or pentagonal.

  • Discussion

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    D. vinealis var. luridus (Hornsch. „ Spreng.) Zand., Cryptog., Bryol. Lichenol. 2:412.1981.

    D. luridus Hornsch. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 4(1): 173.1827.

    D. trifarius var. luridus (Hornsch. ex Spreng.) Mont., Arch. Bot. (Paris) 1: 139. 1833.

    Trichostomum luridum (Hornsch. ex Spreng.) Spruce, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. II, 3: 379. 1849.

    Barbula lurida (Hornsch. ex Spreng.) Lindb., Musci Scand. 22. 1879.

  • Distribution

    On soil or rock in moist or dry areas up to 1570 m elevation; Mexico.—Mexico; Guatemala; western United States (Washington, California, and Arizona); Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

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