Status: Native
Synonyms:
Bryum lanatum P. Beauvois
Bryum argenteum is much more common in the rest of the country than it is in the Gila. We now combine B. lanatum with B. argenteum. The silver color is really due to the loss of chlorophyll from the distal half of the leaves as they age on the stem. This is the typical Silver Sidewalk Moss that occurs in sidewalk cracks as well as on rocks and boulders in the forest.
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Bryum argenteum, also known as "silver sidewalk moss", photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, July 10, 2018
Bryum argenteum, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, March 27, 2010
Bryum argenteum, 3x macro, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, March 27, 2010
Bryum argenteum, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, March 27, 2010
Bryum argenteum, 40x growth habit in patio crease, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, April 23, 2010
Bryum argenteum, 1x macro of fruiting plants, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Lake Roberts, April 26, 2010
Bryum argenteum, photomicrograph of single stem, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, October 16, 2018
Bryum argenteum, photomicrograph of cross section of stem with prominent central strand, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, October 16, 2018
Bryum argenteum, photomicrograph of cross section of leaf near base, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, October 16, 2018
Bryum argenteum, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, West Fork of the Gila River, November 6, 2011
Bryum argenteum, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, West Fork of the Gila River, November 6, 2011
Bryum argenteum, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, West Fork of the Gila River, November 6, 2011
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