Status: Native
Synonyms:
Leskea attenuata Hedwig
Anomodon attenuatus Hedwig var. brevifolius Ren. & Card.
Anomodon attenuatus is a pleurocarpous moss with short, stocky opaque leaves with a costa past midleaf. The leaves can be rather variable, either acute at the apex or rounded with an apiculus. The laminar cells are quadrate and have low, broad papillae that are occasioally branched and which are most evident at the leaf edges. The apex is apiculate with frequently one clear cell. The species name "attenuatus" refers not to the leaf, but rather
to the characteristic "attenuate" branches that are reduced in size and are usually present on the ends and sides of stems. Anomodon attenuatus is found in moist canyons at middle elevation.
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Anomodon attenuatus, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, February 14, 2021
Anomodon attenuatus, single stem highlighting characteristic attenuate branch, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, February 14, 2021
Anomodon attenuatus (wet), photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, August 19, 2010
Anomodon attenuatus (dry), photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, August 19, 2010
Anomodon attenuatus, individual stems, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, February 14, 2021
Anomodon attenuatus, 200x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, August 19, 2010
Anomodon attenuatus, 200x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, August 19, 2010
Anomodon attenuatus, 400x photomicrograph of leaf tip, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, August 19, 2010
Anomodon attenuatus, 400x photomicrograph of leaf edge, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, August 19, 2010
Anomodon attenuatus, photomicrograph of more rounded leaf apex with apiculus, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, February 14, 2021
Anomodon attenuatus, photomicrograph of stem cross section, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, February 14, 2021
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