Status: Native
Synonyms:
Fimbraria lindenbergiana Corda ex Nees
Asterella lindenbergiana has 1-3cm long thalli that are 6-10mm wide. The ventral surface is red-brown to purple with
red-brown to purple scales that have a lanceolate to triangular appendage. The sporophyte has a fringed receptacle. Mature
spores are red-brown.
Many thanks to the New York Botanical Garden and Laura Briscoe for loaning us this specimen (NYBG barcode #00575633) for photography.
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Asterella lindenbergiana, collection by M. Doty (ID by M. Feigley, 1949), California, San Mateo County, Jasper Ridge near Stanford University campus, January 1, 1943; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
Asterella lindenbergiana, photomicrograph of purple ventral surface, collection by M. Doty (ID by M. Feigley, 1949), California, San Mateo County, Jasper Ridge near Stanford University campus, January 1, 1943; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
Asterella lindenbergiana, photomicrograph of developing sporophyte, collection by M. Doty (ID by M. Feigley, 1949), California, San Mateo County, Jasper Ridge near Stanford University campus, January 1, 1943; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
Asterella lindenbergiana, photomicrograph of purple scales with lanceolate appendages, collection by M. Doty (ID by M. Feigley, 1949), California, San Mateo County, Jasper Ridge near Stanford University campus, January 1, 1943; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
Asterella lindenbergiana, photomicrograph of developing sporophyte, collection by M. Doty (ID by M. Feigley, 1949), California, San Mateo County, Jasper Ridge near Stanford University campus, January 1, 1943; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
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