Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Grimmia pilifera is dark green and grows on calcareous rock. The leaves are lanceolate with hair tips. The leaves have cells that are blocky. The seta are short and straight, seating the yellow capsules just above or within the leaves. The leaf margins are 2-4 stratose. Both margins are usually revolute.
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Grimmia pilifera, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, March 30, 2010
Grimmia pilifera, macro view of growth pattern, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, March 30, 2010
Grimmia pilifera, 3x macro view, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, March 30, 2010
Grimmia pilifera, 40X photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, March 30, 2010
Grimmia pilifera, 100X photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, March 30, 2010
Grimmia pilifera, 3D representation of 100X photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, March 30, 2010
Grimmia pilifera, 1x macro dry, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Canyon, April 15, 2011
Grimmia pilifera, 1x macro wet, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Canyon, April 15, 2011
Grimmia pilifera, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Canyon, April 15, 2011
Grimmia pilifera, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Canyon, April 15, 2011
Grimmia pilifera, 400x photomicrograph of leaf cross section, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Canyon, April 15, 2011
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