Status: Native
Synonyms:
Brachythecium rivulare Schimp. var. cataractarum Saut.
Brachythecium rivulare Schimp. var. lamoillense Grout
Brachythecium rivulare Schimp. var. laxum Grout
Brachythecium rivulare Schimp. var. noveboracense (Grout) H. Rob.
Brachythecium rivulare is unlike many other of the genus by virtue of the weak or absent plica at the edges of the base. An obvious character of this moss is the sudden transition from elongate laminar cells to large, oblong alar (basal) cells. The costa extends about 2/3 of the way to the apex. Brachythecium rivulare is an upper elevation forest dweller on wet rocks or submerged in streams.
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Brachythecium rivulare, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., on a rock at Bead Spring (about 9000 feet el.), June 10, 2010
Brachythecium rivulare, 1x macro, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., on a rock at Bead Spring (about 9000 feet el.), June 10, 2010
Brachythecium rivulare, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., on a rock at Bead Spring (about 9000 feet el.), June 10, 2010
Brachythecium rivulare, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., on a rock at Bead Spring (about 9000 feet el.), June 10, 2010
Brachythecium rivulare, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., on a rock at Bead Spring (about 9000 feet el.), June 10, 2010
Brachythecium rivulare, 200x photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., on a rock at Bead Spring (about 9000 feet el.), June 10, 2010
Brachythecium rivulare, 200x photomicrograph of leaf tip, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., on a rock at Bead Spring (about 9000 feet el.), June 10, 2010
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