Leptodontium viticulosoides var. exasperatum (Cardot) 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

    Leptodontium viticulosoides var. exasperatum (Cardot) R.H.Zander

  • Description

    Species Description - Papillae large, 4-11 µm high, often columnar, simple to bi- or trifid, single or rarely as many as 3 centered over each bulging lumen. Spores sometimes homogeneous.

  • Discussion

    Fig. 196e

    L. viticulosoides var. exasperatum (Card.) Zand., Bryologist 75: 254. 1972.

    L. exasperatum Card., Rev. Bryol. 36: 74. 1909.

    Fig. 196e

    L. viticulosoides var. exasperatum (Card.) Zand., Bryologist 75: 254. 1972.

    L. exasperatum Card., Rev. Bryol. 36: 74. 1909.

    The high papillae give a glistening appearance under a dissecting microscope. The spores may vary from homogeneous to heterogeneous in different capsules on the same gametophyte.

  • Distribution

    On soil, rock, and decaying logs in montane regions at 1400-3200 m elev.; Chiapas, Distrito Federal, Durango, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Oaxaca.— Mexico to northern South America.

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