Status: Native
Synonyms:
Brachythecium acuminatum (Hedw.) Austin var. rupincola (Hedw.) Rau & Herv.
Brachythecium acuminatum (Hedw.) Austin var. setosum (Hedw.) Rau & Herv.
Brachythecium cyrtophyllum Kindb.
Chamberlainia acuminata (Hedw.) Grout
Chamberlainia acuminata (Hedw.) Grout var. rupincola (Hedw.) Grout
Chamberlainia cyrtophylla (Kindb.) Grout
Brachythecium acuminatum is a smaller Brachythecium serrulate only at the leaf apices and with the costa ending below the apex. The leaves are usually strongly plicate. Brachythecium acuminatum is found at middle to upper elevation in Ponderosa forest.
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Brachythecium acuminatum (1x macro dry), photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, April 7, 2011
Brachythecium acuminatum, 3x macro dry, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, April 7, 2011
Brachythecium acuminatum, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, April 7, 2011
Brachythecium acuminatum, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, April 7, 2011
Brachythecium acuminatum, 400x photomicrograph of multiple leaf apices, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, April 7, 2011
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