Status: Native
Synonyms:
Hypnum aduncum Hedwig
Brachythecium edentatum R.S. Williams
Calliergidium bakeri (Renauld) Grout
Drepanocladus aduncus Hedwig var. kneiffii (Bruch, Schimper, & W.T. Guembel) Moenkemeyer
Drepanocladus aduncus Hedwig var. polycarpus (Voit) G. Roth
Drepanocladus aduncus Hedwig var. pseudofluitans (Sanio) Glowacki
Drepanocladus kneifii (Bruch, Schimper, & W.T. Guembel) Warnstorf
Drepanocladus simplicissimus Warnstorf
Drepanocladus stagnatus Zarnowiec
Drepanocladus aduncus forms loose brownish green to olive green mats on benches at the sides of creeks. The leaves are commonly falcate secund and long attenuate. The leaf cells are elongate. The shape of the leaf is variable depending on environmental conditions, but ours appear to be quite ovate at the base.
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Drepanocladus aduncus (wet), photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Hanover Canyon, Hanover Creek, September 24, 2010
Drepanocladus aduncus (wet), 3x macro, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Hanover Canyon, Hanover Creek, September 24, 2010
Drepanocladus aduncus (dry), photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Hanover Canyon, Hanover Creek, September 24, 2010
Drepanocladus aduncus, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Hanover Canyon, Hanover Creek, September 24, 2010
Drepanocladus aduncus, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Hanover Canyon, Hanover Creek, September 24, 2010
Drepanocladus aduncus, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Hanover Canyon, Hanover Creek, September 24, 2010
Drepanocladus aduncus, 400x photomicrograph of leaf cells, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Hanover Canyon, Hanover Creek, September 24, 2010
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