Status: Native
Synonyms:
Encalypta vulgaris Hedw. var. apiculata Wahlenb.
Encalypta vulgaris Hedw. var. mutica Brid.
Encalypta vulgaris, like Encalyta ciliata, has a calyptra that completely covers the capsule. These mosses are called "candle snuffer mosses" because of their shape. However, E. vulgaris has a costa that does not quite reach the apex of the leaf, and it certainly is not excurrent. In addition, the leaf is more strap-shaped than the very elliptic leaf of E. ciliata. The calyptra of E. ciliaris has triangular appendages at the base, whereas the calyptra of E. vulgaris is smooth at the base. Encalypa vulgaris is found in moist canyons along streams.
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Encalypta vulgaris (3x macro dry), photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City Range, North Fork of Little Walnut Creek, November 18, 2011
Encalypta vulgaris, 3x macro wet, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City Range, North Fork of Little Walnut Creek, November 18, 2011
Encalypta vulgaris, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City Range, North Fork of Little Walnut Creek, November 18, 2011
Encalypta vulgaris, 40 photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City Range, North Fork of Little Walnut Creek, November 18, 2011
Encalypta vulgaris, 100x photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City Range, North Fork of Little Walnut Creek, November 18, 2011
Encalypta vulgaris, 400x photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City Range, North Fork of Little Walnut Creek, November 18, 2011
Encalypta vulgaris, 400x photomicrograph of leaf cells at midleaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City Range, North Fork of Little Walnut Creek, November 18, 2011
Encalypta vulgaris, 4x macro calyptra, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City Range, North Fork of Little Walnut Creek, November 18, 2011
Encalypta vulgaris, 1x macro, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, near top of Signal Peak Road, April 24, 2012
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