Pilotrichella rigida (Müll.Hal.) Besch.
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Authority
Sharp, Aaron J., et al. 1994. The Moss Flora of Mexico. Part Two: Orthotrichales to Polytrichales. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 69 (2)
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Family
Lembophyllaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Species Description - Slender, pale-green to brownish plants. Secondary stems up to 27 cm long. Stem leaves imbricate to spreading, 0.5-1.4 x 0.2-0.5 mm, oblong to panduriform; margins entire to serrulate; apical cells rhomboidal to linear, 5-10 x 0.8-2.5 µm; median cells linear, 8-18 x 0.8-2.5 µm; basal cells subquadrate to oblong, smooth-walled, 4-18 x 1.5-2.5 µm; alar cells not conspicuously differentiated. Branches up to 3 cm long. Branch leaves imbricate to spreading, 0.6-0.8 x 0.2-0.3 mm; apical cells 6-11 x 1-2.5 µm; median cells 7-18 x 1.5-2.5 µm; basal cells 4-13 x 1-2.5 µm. Setae 4 mm long; capsules oblong.
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Discussion
Fig. 537
P. rigida (C. Miill.) Besch., Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 16: 222. 1872.
Neckera rigida C. Miill., Syn. Muse Frond. 2: 126.1850.
Pilotrichella mexicana Schimp. ex Besch., Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 16: 223. 1872.
P. pulchelh Schimp. ex Besch., Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 16: 222.1872.
Orthostichella filamentosula C. Miill., Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 204. 1897.
The plants are very attractive. Though quite elongate, they are slender and generally shiny green. The alar cells are not much differentiated.
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Distribution
Pendent from branches of trees at low to moderate altitudes; Chiapas, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz.— Mexico; Central America.
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