Status: Native
Synonyms:
Only unaccepted varieties
Dicranella varia is smaller than the genus Dicranum and lacks the inflated, orange
alar cells of that genus. The leaves are 1-stratose and at least partly recurved. Only the
apex is toothed. Dicranella varia is found along streambanks or similarly moist areas.
Many thanks to the University of Colorado Herbarium (COLO), and to Erin Tripp and Dina Clark for permitting us to
photograph this specimen.
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Dicranella varia, Steven P. Churchill, Nebraska, Cherry County, W of Sparks, N of Niobrara River on soil bank, August 17, 1983; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittmann, January 22, 2023
Dicranella varia, habit, Steven P. Churchill, Nebraska, Cherry County, W of Sparks, N of Niobrara River on soil bank, August 17, 1983; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittmann, January 22, 2023
Dicranella varia, closeup of habit, Steven P. Churchill, Nebraska, Cherry County, W of Sparks, N of Niobrara River on soil bank, August 17, 1983; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittmann, January 22, 2023
Dicranella varia, photomicrograph of leaf, Steven P. Churchill, Nebraska, Cherry County, W of Sparks, N of Niobrara River on soil bank, August 17, 1983; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittmann, January 22, 2023
Dicranella varia, photomicrograph of two leaves, Steven P. Churchill, Nebraska, Cherry County, W of Sparks, N of Niobrara River on soil bank, August 17, 1983; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittmann, January 22, 2023
Dicranella varia, photomicrograph of leaf apex, Steven P. Churchill, Nebraska, Cherry County, W of Sparks, N of Niobrara River on soil bank, August 17, 1983; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittmann, January 22, 2023
Dicranella varia, photomicrograph of leaf base, Steven P. Churchill, Nebraska, Cherry County, W of Sparks, N of Niobrara River on soil bank, August 17, 1983; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittmann, January 22, 2023
Dicranella varia, photomicrograph of stem cross section, Steven P. Churchill, Nebraska, Cherry County, W of Sparks, N of Niobrara River on soil bank, August 17, 1983; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittmann, January 22, 2023
Dicranella varia, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, Steven P. Churchill, Nebraska, Cherry County, W of Sparks, N of Niobrara River on soil bank, August 17, 1983; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittmann, January 22, 2023
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