Status: Native
Synonyms:
Hypnum stellatum Hedwig
Campylium stellatum has squarrose leaves. This means that they sit on the stem in such a way that the
main portion of the leaf is nearly at 90 degrees to the stem. This feature gives a "starry" appearance
to the stems in the clumps. The cells of the main portion of the leaf are elongate. The leaves abruptly
narrow to a long acuminate apex that may be over half the length of the leaf. The costa is short, double
or absent. Campylium stellatum is found in moist areas at upper elevation.
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Campylium stellatum, photomicrograph of stems, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail, September 17, 2017
Campylium stellatum, photomicrograph of stems, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail, September 17, 2017
Campylium stellatum, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail, September 17, 2017
Campylium stellatum, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail, September 17, 2017
Campylium stellatum, photomicrograph of median leaf cells, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail, September 17, 2017
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