Status: Native
Synonyms:
Desmatodon hendersonii (Renauld & Cardot) R.S. Williams
Didymodon tophaceus (Brid.) Lisa var. decurrens Cardot & Thér.
Husnotiella pringlei (Cardot) Grout
Didymodon tophaceus is an acrocarpous moss that can be difficult to identify. The leaves are decurrent on the stems and the costa is usually at least red tinged at the base. The superficial cells of the costa are elongate. The are commonly low, rounded papillae that may be absent. The margin is frequently revolute at least near the base and is entire. Didymodon tophaceus has a particular liking for cement headers in creeks.
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Didymodon tophaceus, TG-6 field macro, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Sitting Bull Falls, August 12, 2019
Didymodon tophaceus, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 3x macro, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 100x photomicrograph, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 200x photomicrograph, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 100x photomicrograph, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 100x photomicrograph, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 200x photomicrograph, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 200x photomicrograph, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 100x photomicrograph, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 400x photomicrograph of leaf tip, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 400x photomicrograph of cross section of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 400x photomicrograph of cross section of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 400x photomicrograph of cross section of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 400x photomicrograph of cross section of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, rock header at Gold Gulch Spring, October 11, 2010
Didymodon tophaceus, 400x photomicrograph of costa showing elongate superficial cells, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, June 29, 2012
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