Status: Native
Synonyms:
Bryum caespiticeum Hedwig
Bryum submuticum Philib.
Gemmabryum caespiticium is a dioicious acrocarpous moss with capsules that are commonly nearly horizontally oriented and have a rather long neck. The lanceolate leaves have an excurrent costa and are mostly entire. The margins of the leaves are recurved. Gemmabryum caespiticium is found on moist rocks alongside streams.
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Gemmabryum caespiticium, densely packed terminal rosettes (some with antheridia), photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, April 29, 2010
Gemmabryum caespiticium, closeup of densely packed terminal rosettes (some with antheridia), photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, April 29, 2010
Gemmabryum caespiticium, 40X photomicrograph of terminal rosette of leaves, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, April 29, 2010
Gemmabryum caespiticium, 40X photomicrograph of leaves, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, April 29, 2010
Gemmabryum caespiticium, 40X photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, April 29, 2010
Gemmabryum caespiticium, 100X photomicrograph of midportion of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, April 29, 2010
Gemmabryum caespiticium, 2X macro of sporophyte, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, June 12, 2014
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