Bryum miniatum Lesq.

  • 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

    Bryaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Bryum miniatum Lesq.

  • Description

    Species Description - Differing from B. alpinum and B. muehlenbeckii as follows: Leaves commonly red, more strongly concave, oblong or oblong-ovate, rounded or obtuse at the apex, narrowed at the base, with margins entire, nearly plane. Capsules with a slender neck tapered to the seta and nearly as long as the urn. Spores larger, 18 µm, papillose.

  • Discussion

    Fig. 354

    B. miniatum Lesq., Mem. Acad. Calif. 1: 23.1868.

  • Distribution

    On wet rocks by or in brooks; Baja California.—Mexico; coastal North America from British Columbia southward and inland to Montana and Missouri (habitat and range taken essentially from American literature).

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