Status: Native
Synonyms:
Crossidium spatulaefolium Holzigner & E.B. Bartram
Crossidium aberrans is characterized by adaxial costal filaments that are usually 2-5 cells long and capped by a papillose, almost spherical terminal cell. C. aberrans usually has smooth distal laminal cells without papillae. The distal laminal cells are not thickened as in C. squamiferum. Crossidium aberrans is found at lower elevation commonly in dry areas near where there is at least some seasonal water flow.
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Crossidium aberrans, macro of moist habit, photo Russ Kleinman & William Norris, Grant Cty., City of Rocks State Park, Cienega Trail, October 15, 2022
Crossidium aberrans, 5x macro of dry habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig, Dave Anderson & Karen Blisard, Do�a Ana Cty., San Andres Mtns., White Sands Missile Range, Bear Canyon N of Black Mtn, in wash at side of dry creekbed in sand, May 14, 2013
Crossidium aberrans, photomicrograph of dry habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Hidalgo Cty., Big Hatchet Range, Thompson Canyon, April 27, 2020
Crossidium aberrans, 100x photomicrograph of stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig, Dave Anderson & Karen Blisard, Do�a Ana Cty., San Andres Mtns., White Sands Missile Range, Bear Canyon N of Black Mtn, in wash at side of dry creekbed in sand, May 14, 2013
Crossidium aberrans, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & William Norris, Grant Cty., City of Rocks State Park, Cienega Trail, October 15, 2022
Crossidium aberrans, 400x photomicrograph of filaments on distal part of leaf (with papillose oval terminal cell on filaments), photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig, Dave Anderson & Karen Blisard, Do�a Ana Cty., San Andres Mtns., White Sands Missile Range, Bear Canyon N of Black Mtn, in wash at side of dry creekbed in sand, May 14, 2013
Crossidium aberrans, 400x photomicrograph of filaments on distal part of leaf (with papillose oval terminal cell on filaments), photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig, Dave Anderson & Karen Blisard, Do�a Ana Cty., San Andres Mtns., White Sands Missile Range, Bear Canyon N of Black Mtn, in wash at side of dry creekbed in sand, May 14, 2013
Crossidium aberrans, 400x photomicrograph of filaments on distal part of leaf (with papillose terminal cell on filaments), photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig, Dave Anderson & Karen Blisard, Do�a Ana Cty., San Andres Mtns., White Sands Missile Range, Bear Canyon N of Black Mtn, in wash at side of dry creekbed in sand, May 14, 2013
Crossidium aberrans, photomicrograph of costal filaments, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Hidalgo Cty., Big Hatchet Range, Thompson Canyon, April 27, 2020
Crossidium aberrans, photomicrograph of cross section of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Hidalgo Cty., Big Hatchet Range, Thompson Canyon, April 27, 2020
Crossidium aberrans, 400x photomicrograph of 3 cell deep leaf cross section showing filaments on costa, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig, Dave Anderson & Karen Blisard, Do�a Ana Cty., San Andres Mtns., White Sands Missile Range, Bear Canyon N of Black Mtn, in wash at side of dry creekbed in sand, May 14, 2013
Crossidium aberrans, 400x photomicrograph of costal cross section with filaments, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig, Dave Anderson & Karen Blisard, Do�a Ana Cty., San Andres Mtns., White Sands Missile Range, Bear Canyon N of Black Mtn, in wash at side of dry creekbed in sand, May 14, 2013
Crossidium aberrans, 400x photomicrograph of costal cross section with filaments, photo Russ Kleinman, Kirsten Romig, Dave Anderson & Karen Blisard, Do�a Ana Cty., San Andres Mtns., White Sands Missile Range, Bear Canyon N of Black Mtn, in wash at side of dry creekbed in sand, May 14, 2013
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