Status: Native
Synonyms:
Hypnum velutinum Hedwig
Brachythecium velutinum is a dark green, thin and wispy moss (in the words of Kelly Allred) found under overhangs and rocks at middle elevations in the Gila. The stem leaves are spreading and not at all julaceous. The leaves are relatively distant along the stem, reminiscent of an Amblystegium. The leaves are long acuminate and serrate along most of the margin. They are not obviously plicate. The capsules are asymmetric.
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Brachythecium velutinum (2x macro dry), photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Black Range, FR 150 in Rocky Canyon, November 21, 2012
Brachythecium velutinum, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Black Range, FR 150 in Rocky Canyon, November 21, 2012
Brachythecium velutinum, 5x macro of capsule, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Black Range, FR 150 in Rocky Canyon, November 21, 2012
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