Status: Native
Synonyms:
Ditrichum gracile (Mitten) Kuntze
Leptotrichum gracile Mitten
Leptotrichum crispatissimum Müller Hal.
Ditrichum crispatissimum (Müller Hal.) Paris
Ditrichum giganteum R. S. Williams
Flexitrichum gracile has long slender leaves that gradually taper to the apex. There is no
shoulder or a somewhat more abrupt tapering as there is with the very similar F. flexicaule. F. gracile is not usually reproductive when found, unlike F. flexicaule. Both species are densely tufted and found on rock or soil over rock, commonly limestone. According to Bill Weber who annotated this specimen, F. gracile is the only one of the two species commonly found at upper elevation in Colorado and New Mexico, while F. flexicaule is a lower elevation species. The two species are similar enough morphologically though that some authors treat them as the same.
Many thanks to Zach Rogers and NMC for the loan of this specimen!
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Flexitrichum gracile, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by
Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, macro, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by
Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, macro of single wetted stem, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, macro macro of single dry stem, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
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Flexitrichum gracile, macro of single wetted stem, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, macro macro of single dry stem, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
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Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
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Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
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Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
Flexitrichum gracile, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, specimen collected and identified by Kelly Allred, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns., Pecos Wilderness, Pecos Baldy Lake, in subalpine
coniferous forest in a bog at edge of lake, 11,500 feet elevation, July 30, 1997
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