Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Barbula convoluta Hedwig var. convoluta

Family: Pottiaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Barbula convoluta var. convoluta grows on soil in areas where limestone is present. It is a small acrocarpous moss with a yellow-green color. There is a costa that ends just short of the apex. The apex of the leaf is bluntly acute. The cells of the lamina are multipapillose with round papillae that give the leaf edge a bumpy appearance.
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Barbula convoluta var. convoluta, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Myer Canyon, September 4, 2010



Barbula convoluta var. convoluta, 4x macro, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Myer Canyon, September 4, 2010



Barbula convoluta var. convoluta, 200x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Myer Canyon, September 4, 2010



Barbula convoluta var. convoluta, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Myer Canyon, September 4, 2010



Barbula convoluta var. convoluta, 400x photomicrograph of leaf tip, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Myer Canyon, September 4, 2010


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