Status: Native
Synonyms:
Leskea dendroides Hedwig
Climacium dendroides is a large, streambank loving moss. It has unbranched secondary stems arising from an underground rhizome. On top of the secondary stem there are multiple fronds such that the overall look is that of a miniature palm tree. The fronds are densely covered in microscopic, branched paraphyllia. The plicate leaves are coarsely toothed at the apex, orange at the base, with leaf cells that are linear or nearly so. Climacium dendroides is found near sources of moisture and slowly moving water at upper elevation.
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Climacium dendroides, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Climacium dendroides, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Climacium dendroides, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Climacium dendroides, 100x photomicrograph of leaf tip, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Climacium dendroides, 100x photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Climacium dendroides, 400x photomicrograph of cells at mid leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Climacium dendroides, 200x photomicrograph of branched paraphyllia coating stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Climacium dendroides, 400x photomicrograph of branched paraphyllia, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
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