Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Dichodontium pellucidum (Hedw.) Schimp.

Family: Rhabdoweisiaceae, formerly Dicranaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Dicranum pellucidum Hedw.
Aongstroemia pellucida (Hedw.) Müll. Hal.
Bryum pellucidum (Hedw.) Jolycl.
Diobelon pellucidum (Hedw.) Hampe
Tridontium pellucidum (Hedw.) Lindb.

Dichodontium pellucidum has a narrow costa and is crisped when dry. The leaves have a single papilla on each surface. The capsule does not have a swelling at the base. The leaf cells are papillose and toothed above the base.

Many thanks to the University of Colorado Herbarium (COLO), Erin Tripp, & Dina Clark for permitting us to photograph this specimen!

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Dichodontium pellucidum, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023


Dichodontium pellucidum, photomicrograph of habit, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023


Dichodontium pellucidum, photomicrograph of capsule, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023


Dichodontium pellucidum, dark field photomicrograph of stem, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023


Dichodontium pellucidum, photomicrograph of leaf, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023


Dichodontium pellucidum, photomicrograph of leaf, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023


Dichodontium pellucidum, photomicrograph of leaf apex, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023


Dichodontium pellucidum, photomicrograph of leaf apex, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023


Dichodontium pellucidum, photomicrograph of leaf base, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023


Dichodontium pellucidum, photomicrograph of mid leaf, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023


Dichodontium pellucidum, photomicrograph of cross section of leaf, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023


Dichodontium pellucidum, photomicrograph of cross section of leaf, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023


Dichodontium pellucidum, photomicrograph of cross section of leaf, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Del Norte County, on boulder near Cedar Creek at junction with Smith River, October 5, 1968; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 27, 2023

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