Hypnum polypterum (Mitt.) Broth.

  • Filed As

    Hypnaceae
    Hypnum polypterum (Mitt.) Broth.

  • Collector(s)

    E. Laeger 3692 with Herb Laeger & P. Shifflet, 11 Apr 2007

  • Location

    Guatemala. Huehuetenango. NW portion of Guatemala, N of San Mateo Ixtatan. Cordillera Los Cuchumatanes.

  • Habitat

    in dense forest in partial shade. mixed hardwood forest with pines. on hardwood branch.

  • Specimen Notes

    California Academy of Sciences.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1757596

    Occurrence ID: f48e24c4-bd48-44eb-a2a4-86be318dc674

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Guatemala

  • State/Province

    Huehuetenango

  • Locality

    NW portion of Guatemala, N of San Mateo Ixtatan. Cordillera Los Cuchumatanes.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2804 m. (9199 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    15.8625, -91.5145

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BRYOFLORA OF GUATEMALA
CORDILLERA LOS CUCHUMATANES
Caribaeohypnum polypterum (Mitten) Ando & Higuchi
det. by Bruce Allen ix.2007
HUEHUETENANGO DEPARTMENT, GT
Northwest portion of Guatemala, north of San Mateo Ixtatan.
Lat/Long: 15 degrees 51'45.1" N; 91 degrees 30'52.1" W. Elev: 9200
feet.
Mixed hardwood forest with pines. On hardwood branch in dense
forest in partial shade.
Eve Laeger 3692
with Herb Laeger & Pete Shifflet
11 Apr 2007
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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Generalized locatioY
Taxon
LIGHT: sunny, open, filtered, pgrBal shafe^ill-shade ASPECT: N,S,E,W ^ V
WATER^inioist, seep, wet, splash-zone, submerged to __m/ft
TOPOGRAPHY: ridge, slope, valley, swale, trail, 4WD/gravel/paved road
HABITAT^den^pen/c4(6rest^oodland, savannah, grassland, heath,
chaparral, a§§ert scrub, ripanan, spring/seep, meadow, bog/fen, swamp, pond, lake
river/stream/creek bank, intermittent streamlet, dry channel/canvon .
SUBSTRATE:granitic, metamorphic, sedimentary.volcanic.
Soil: sand, gravel, clay, rocky, litter, humus, peat, moss,
Rock: outcrop, boulder, cliff, crevice,Jog/wall of boukjer/rock-slab, undertiang
Tree: base, trunk, stump, snag, roo^Bgnch, log, fallen/dead/rotten, bark, * . .
leaf, shmb, climber,_m/ft above ground on
Type: conifer, hardwocxJ. tree fern, palm, ' ? I	rmJ
DOMINANT PLANTS:	- - 1
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