Globulinella globifera (Hampe) Steere

  • 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

    Globulinella globifera (Hampe) Steere

  • Description

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    Species Description - Plants green or brown, 1-2 mm high. Leaves 0.5-0.8 mm long, broadly oblong to elliptic; margins plane, entire; costa frequently spurred above; upper cells 7-11 µm, smooth. Penchaetial leaves 1.2 mm long, Ovate-lanceolate, Obtuse, blunt. Setae 4—7 mm long; capsules Ca. 1-1.5 mm long; mm operculum ca. 0.8 mm long. Spores 9 µm, faintly roughened.

  • Discussion

    Fig. 269f-j

    G. globifera (Hampe) Steere ex Steere & Chapm., J. Wash. Acad Sci 36:221.1946.

    Seligeria globifera Hampe, Bot. Zeitung 28: 49. 1870.

    Globulina globifera (Hampe) C. Mull, ex Broth, in E. & P Nat Pfl 1(3): 389. 1902.

  • Distribution

    On soil at 1600-2800 m alt.; Chiapas, Chihuahua, Distrito Federal, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz.-Mexico; Honduras and El Salvador; Texas (Brewster Co.).

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