Status: Native
Synonyms:
Dicranum muehlenbeckii var. brevifolium Lindb.
Dicranum brevifolium, Dicranum acutifolium, Dicranum fuscescens
and Dicranum muehlenbeckii are all exceedingly similar and many of the identifying
characteristics are not apparent in the New Mexico material. D. brevifolium is
curly-crisped when dry, with stems that can be several centimeters long. The alar region
is bistratose. At this time, a single specimen of Dicranum brevifolium is known
from New Mexico-- collected by A. Fendler in 1847 and first identified as D. muehlenbeckii
but later annotated by Wilbur Peterson (a specialist in the genus) as Dicranum brevifolium.
Many thanks to the University of Colorado Herbarium (COLO), Erin Tripp, & Dina Clark for permitting us
to photograph this specimen!
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Dicranum brevifolium, collection by Augustus Fendler (ID by Peterson, 1978), Santa Fe, 1847; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, March 1, 2023
Dicranum brevifolium, photomicrograph of stem tips, collection by Augustus Fendler (ID by Peterson, 1978), Santa Fe, 1847; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, March 1, 2023
Dicranum brevifolium, dark field photomicrograph of dry stem tip, collection by Augustus Fendler (ID by Peterson, 1978), Santa Fe, 1847; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, March 1, 2023
Dicranum brevifolium, dark field photomicrograph of moistened stem tip, collection by Augustus Fendler (ID by Peterson, 1978), Santa Fe, 1847; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, March 1, 2023
Dicranum brevifolium, dark field photomicrograph of leaf, collection by Augustus Fendler (ID by Peterson, 1978), Santa Fe, 1847; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, March 1, 2023
Dicranum brevifolium, dark field photomicrograph of leaf, collection by Augustus Fendler (ID by Peterson, 1978), Santa Fe, 1847; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, March 1, 2023
Dicranum brevifolium, photomicrograph of two leaf apices, collection by Augustus Fendler (ID by Peterson, 1978), Santa Fe, 1847; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, March 1, 2023
Dicranum brevifolium, photomicrograph of leaf base, collection by Augustus Fendler (ID by Peterson, 1978), Santa Fe, 1847; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, March 1, 2023
Dicranum brevifolium, photomicrograph of cells at mid-leaf, collection by Augustus Fendler (ID by Peterson, 1978), Santa Fe, 1847; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, March 1, 2023
Dicranum brevifolium, photomicrograph of proximal leaf cross section, collection by Augustus Fendler (ID by Peterson, 1978), Santa Fe, 1847; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, March 1, 2023
Dicranum brevifolium, photomicrograph of distal leaf cross section, collection by Augustus Fendler (ID by Peterson, 1978), Santa Fe, 1847; photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, March 1, 2023
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