Status: Native
Synonyms:
Fontinalis tenella (Cardot) Cardot
Fontinalis hypnoides is a large moss attached to rocks in flowing streams. It is golden brown in color and frequently can be found mixed with algae. The largest leaves are teardrop shaped and 4-5mm in length. They have no costa, no limbidium (margin), & no plica. They have small auricles. The leaves are three-ranked on the stems, meaning that the leaves come off at three angles from the stem. This is best seen on younger stems that have not yet been beaten about by fast moving water.
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Fontinalis hypnoides, photo Russ Kleinman, the Thursday hiking group & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Bear Creek Road at the trail to Devil's Garden, May 6, 2010
Fontinalis hypnoides, 5X macro, photo Russ Kleinman, the Thursday hiking group & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Bear Creek Road at the trail to Devil's Garden, May 6, 2010
Fontinalis hypnoides, 40X photomicrograph of different leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, the Thursday hiking group & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Bear Creek Road at the trail to Devil's Garden, May 6, 2010
Fontinalis hypnoides, 40X photomicrograph of different leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, the Thursday hiking group & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Bear Creek Road at the trail to Devil's Garden, May 6, 2010
Fontinalis hypnoides, 40X photomicrograph of base of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, the Thursday hiking group & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Bear Creek Road at the trail to Devil's Garden, May 6, 2010
Fontinalis hypnoides, 40X photomicrograph of tip of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, the Thursday hiking group & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Bear Creek Road at the trail to Devil's Garden, May 6, 2010
Fontinalis hypnoides, 200X photomicrograph of midlaminar cells, photo Russ Kleinman, the Thursday hiking group & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Bear Creek Road at the trail to Devil's Garden, May 6, 2010
Fontinalis hypnoides, 400X photomicrograph of midlaminar cells, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Bear Creek Road, June 16, 2014
Fontinalis hypnoides, 5X macro of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Bear Creek Road, June 16, 2014
Fontinalis hypnoides, 2x macro of young stem with three ranked leaves, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Bear Creek Road, June 16, 2014
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