Thuidium delicatulum var. radicans
Bryologist 68: 434. 1966.
Illustrated
Basionym: Thuidium recognitum var. radicans Kindberg Rev. Bryol. 19: 103. 1892
Synonyms: T. philibertii T. recognitum subsp. philibertii (Limpricht) Dixon
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 383.
Stem leaves (1–)1.2(–1.5) mm; apex ending in hyaline point of 2–8 1-seriate cells. Perichaetial leaves with margins usually not ciliate, sometimes sparsely so, rarely copiously ciliate.
Phenology: Capsules mature fall–winter.
Habitat: Calciphile, soil, humus, rock, logs in swampy places
Elevation: low to high elevations
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Man., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., Yukon, Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Mich., Minn., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., S.C., S.Dak., Va., Wis., Mexico, South America (Peru), Europe, Asia.
Discussion
Variety radicans intergrades with var. delicatulum. The annulus of var. radicans is of 2 or 3 rows of cells scarcely differentiated from suboral cells, and this character is sometimes of aid in distinguishing it from var. delicatulum.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.