Status: Native
Synonyms:
Funaria muehlenbergii Turner
Entosthodon muehlenbergii looks like a very small Funaria. By virtue of its weak single peristome, it has been placed in the genus Entosthodon. The capsule is inclined and the neck is long relative to the urn. The capsule lacks the obvious annulus of Funaria hygrometrica.
The leaves are notable for being long acuminate with a concolorous (not hyaline) apex. Except for not being hyaline, this would be considered a hairpoint. We found Entosthodon muehlenbergii
in a limestone crevice at lower elevation.
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Entosthodon muehlenbergii (dry), photomicrograph Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lower Walnut Canyon, May 13, 2014
Entosthodon muehlenbergii (dry), photomicrograph Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lower Walnut Canyon, May 13, 2014
Entosthodon muehlenbergii, photomicrograph of single fertile plant, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lower Walnut Canyon, May 13, 2014
Entosthodon muehlenbergii, photomicrograph of capsule, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lower Walnut Canyon, May 13, 2014
Entosthodon muehlenbergii, photomicrograph of peristome lacking annulus, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lower Walnut Canyon, May 13, 2014
Entosthodon muehlenbergii, photomicrograph of weak single peristome with striate teeth, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lower Walnut Canyon, May 13, 2014
Entosthodon muehlenbergii, photomicrograph of leaf, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lower Walnut Canyon, May 13, 2014
Entosthodon muehlenbergii, photomicrograph of leaf, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lower Walnut Canyon, May 13, 2014
Entosthodon muehlenbergii, photomicrograph of leaf, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lower Walnut Canyon, May 13, 2014
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