Euosmolejeunea duriuscula (Nees) Steph.

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Lejeuneaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Euosmolejeunea duriuscula (Nees) Steph.

  • Description

    Species Description - Yellowish green, growing in loose depressed mats. Leaves loosely imbricated, the dorsal lobe ovate, about 0.4 mm. long; leaf-cells with distinct trigones, averaging about 20 µ underleaves distinct, ovate to orbicular, narrowed toward base, bifid about one half with acute lobes and sinus; inflorescence dioecious; androecium usually intercalary on a more or less elongated branch; female inflorescence borne on a similar branch with one or two subfloral innovations.

  • Distribution

    On bark, rarely on rocks, Abaco, Andros and New Providence : South Carolina ; Florida ; widely distributed in tropical America. Harsh Euosmolejeunea.

    Great Abaco Bahamas South America| Andros Island Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| South Carolina United States of America North America| Florida United States of America North America|