Status: Native
Synonyms:
Brachythecium calcareum Kindb.
Brachythecium salebrosum (F. Weber & D. Mohr) Schimp. var. densum Schimp.
Brachythecium salebrosum (F. Weber & D. Mohr) Schimp.
Brachythecium salebrosum (F. Weber & D. Mohr) Schimp. var. flaccidum Schimp.
Brachythecium salebrosum (F. Weber & D. Mohr) Schimp. var. salebrosum
Brachythecium salebrosum is a pleurocarpous moss found growing on rock. It forms mats of fairly long and thick strands of yellowish green stems. The leaves are plicate and lanceolate. The costa stretches just over half of the length of the leaf. The apex is denticulate. The cells are elongate.
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Brachythecium salebrosum, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, October 1, 2022
Brachythecium salebrosum, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, October 1, 2022
Brachythecium salebrosum, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, May 4, 2011
Brachythecium salebrosum, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, McMillen Campground, April 5, 2010
Brachythecium salebrosum, dry appearance, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, McMillen Campground, April 5, 2010
Brachythecium salebrosum, 100X photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, McMillen Campground, April 5, 2010
Brachythecium salebrosum, 100X photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, McMillen Campground, April 5, 2010
Brachythecium salebrosum, 40X photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, May 4, 2011
Brachythecium salebrosum, 40X photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, May 4, 2011
Brachythecium salebrosum, 100X photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, May 4, 2011
Brachythecium salebrosum, 400X photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, May 4, 2011
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