Status: Native
Synonyms:
Amblystegium montanae Bryhn
Leskea montanae (Bryhn) Grout
Leskea nervosa (Brid.) Myr.
Leskea nervosa (Brid.) Myr. var. bulbifera (Brid.) Best
Leskea nervosa (Brid.) Myr. var. flagellifera Kindb.
Leskea nervosa (Brid.) Myr. var. nigrescens (Kindb.) Best
Leskea nigrescens Kindb.
Leskeella nervosa (Brid.) Loeske var. subrigidula (Kindb.) Podp.
Pseudoleskeella nervosa (Brid.) Nyholm
Leskeella nervosa is one of many species in the Leskeaceae that has been moved around in nomenclature quite a bit.
It is rather easy to identify based on the thin flagelliform branchlets that are commonly present. These branchlets break off easily
and are a form of asexual reproduction. They are clustered at the end of branches sometimes in great profusion. The leaves of main stems
are ovate at the base and acuminate at the apex, with the acumen about as long as the base. The leaves of the flagelliform branchlets
are much smaller, and do not have the midvein that is very obvious on the main stem leaves. Leskeella nervosa is found
in thin dark mats over rock at higher elevation.
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Leskeella nervosa, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig & Karen Blisard, San Miguel Cty., Pecos Canyon across from the Mora campground and across the Pecos River, July 30, 2019
Leskeella nervosa, branch terminating in flagelliform branchlets, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig & Karen Blisard, San Miguel Cty., Pecos Canyon across from the Mora campground and across the Pecos River, July 30, 2019
Leskeella nervosa, dark field photo of branch terminating in flagelliform branchlets, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig & Karen Blisard, San Miguel Cty., Pecos Canyon across from the Mora campground and across the Pecos River, July 30, 2019
Leskeella nervosa, photomicrograph of branch terminating in flagelliform branchlets, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig & Karen Blisard, San Miguel Cty., Pecos Canyon across from the Mora campground and across the Pecos River, July 30, 2019
Leskeella nervosa, photomicrograph of flagelliform branchlet, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig & Karen Blisard, San Miguel Cty., Pecos Canyon across from the Mora campground and across the Pecos River, July 30, 2019
Leskeella nervosa, photomicrograph of stem leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig & Karen Blisard, San Miguel Cty., Pecos Canyon across from the Mora campground and across the Pecos River, July 30, 2019
Leskeella nervosa, photomicrograph of stem leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig & Karen Blisard, San Miguel Cty., Pecos Canyon across from the Mora campground and across the Pecos River, July 30, 2019
Leskeella nervosa, photomicrograph of stem leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig & Karen Blisard, San Miguel Cty., Pecos Canyon across from the Mora campground and across the Pecos River, July 30, 2019
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