Status: Native
Synonyms:
Funaria sonorae Cardot
Entosthodon bartramii Grout
Entosthodon sonorae in its best described form has stems that are 2-6mm long, an upright capsule with
a long neck, and leaves that are serrate near the apex and have a costa that ends 7-10 cells before an apex that
may be apiculate but lacks an awn. In practice, all of these characters vary considerably between specimens, such
that a short awn may be present, the capsule may be inclined to horizontal, and the peristome can be either single
or double. E. sonorae is a desert species known only in the U.S. from Arizona and recently New Mexico. It is
frequently found growing among other desert mosses.
Many thanks to the New York Botanical Garden and Laura Briscoe for loaning us these
specimen and for permitting us to photograph them (NYBG Bar Code #'s 00780329 thru 00780333).
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Entosthodon sonorae (dry and green, with other mosses), collection by Inez Haring & Horace Haskell (ID by Inez Haring, checked by Dr. A.J. Grout, and det. for FNA by H.A. Miller (2006)), Arizona, Pima County, near Tucson, January and February, 1945; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, July 28, 2023
Entosthodon sonorae (dry), single stem and capsule, collection by Inez Haring (ID by Inez Haring, checked by Dr. A.J. Grout, and det. for FNA by H.A. Miller (2006)), Arizona, Pima County, near Tucson, January and February, 1945; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, July 28, 2023
Entosthodon sonorae, pair of leaves, collection by Inez Haring (ID by Inez Haring, checked by Dr. A.J. Grout, and det. for FNA by H.A. Miller (2006)), Arizona, Pima County, near Tucson, January and February, 1945; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, July 28, 2023
Entosthodon sonorae, leaf, collection by Inez Haring (ID by Inez Haring, checked by Dr. A.J. Grout, and det. for FNA by H.A. Miller (2006)), Arizona, Pima County, near Tucson, January and February, 1945; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, July 28, 2023
Entosthodon sonorae, leaf apex, collection by Inez Haring (ID by Inez Haring, checked by Dr. A.J. Grout, and det. for FNA by H.A. Miller (2006)), Arizona, Pima County, near Tucson, January and February, 1945; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, July 28, 2023
Entosthodon sonorae, cells at midleaf, collection by Inez Haring (ID by Inez Haring, checked by Dr. A.J. Grout, and det. for FNA by H.A. Miller (2006)), Arizona, Pima County, near Tucson, January and February, 1945; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, July 28, 2023
Entosthodon sonorae, leaf base, collection by Inez Haring (ID by Inez Haring, checked by Dr. A.J. Grout, and det. for FNA by H.A. Miller (2006)), Arizona, Pima County, near Tucson, January and February, 1945; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, July 28, 2023
Entosthodon sonorae, peristome teeth, collection by Inez Haring (ID by Inez Haring, checked by Dr. A.J. Grout, and det. for FNA by H.A. Miller (2006)), Arizona, Pima County, near Tucson, January and February, 1945; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, July 28, 2023
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