Status: Native
Synonyms:
Entodon orthocarpus (Bridel) Lindberg
Entodon concinnus is a golden to greenish large pleurocarpous moss that an be found in large deep mats at upper elevation. The leaves are concave and broadly rounded at the apex. The costa is either short and double or absent. There are many alar cells that are grayish-opaque.
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Entodon concinnus, 1x macro of wet habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard & Kelly Allred, Otero Cty., Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln Nat Forest, Bluff Springs, July 10, 2012
Entodon concinnus, 1x macro of dry habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard & Kelly Allred, Otero Cty., Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln Nat Forest, Bluff Springs, July 10, 2012
Entodon concinnus, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard & Kelly Allred, Otero Cty., Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln Nat Forest, Bluff Springs, July 10, 2012
Entodon concinnus, closeup of habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard & Kelly Allred, Otero Cty., Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln Nat Forest, 16 Springs Canyon, July 11, 2014
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