Status: Native
Synonyms:
Awaits phylogenetic treatment
The genus Frullania has been re-evaluated for the state of New Mexico by John Atwood of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Frullania eboracensis as identified in New Mexico in the past is no longer thought to exist in this state. The specimens that were formerly assigned to Frullania eboracensis in New Mexico are now thought to mostly be part of an as yet poorly defined complex of more than one species-- currently referred to as the "parvistipula/caucasica complex." One of the characters that
helps identify this species is the presence of caducous leaves-- leaves that are early deciduous. This means that they break or fall off easily and quickly.
Many thanks to the Missouri Botanical Garden and John Atwood for all their help and loaning this specimen for photography.
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Frullania parvistipula/caucasica complex, collection John C. Brinda (as Frullania caucasica), New Mexico, San Miguel County, USDA Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, Pecos Wilderness, along Beaver Creek and El Porvenir Trail #247 in Porvenir Canyon on granitic rock, May 3, 2019; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, and Kelly Allred, December 1, 2023
Frullania parvistipula/caucasica complex, caducous leaves, collection John C. Brinda (as Frullania caucasica), New Mexico, San Miguel County, USDA Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, Pecos Wilderness, along Beaver Creek and El Porvenir Trail #247 in Porvenir Canyon on granitic rock, May 3, 2019; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, and Kelly Allred, December 1, 2023
Frullania parvistipula/caucasica complex, photomicrograph of stem, collection John C. Brinda (as Frullania caucasica), New Mexico, San Miguel County, USDA Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, Pecos Wilderness, along Beaver Creek and El Porvenir Trail #247 in Porvenir Canyon on granitic rock, May 3, 2019; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, and Kelly Allred, December 1, 2023
Frullania parvistipula/caucasica complex, photomicrograph of lobe, collection John C. Brinda (as Frullania caucasica), New Mexico, San Miguel County, USDA Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, Pecos Wilderness, along Beaver Creek and El Porvenir Trail #247 in Porvenir Canyon on granitic rock, May 3, 2019; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, and Kelly Allred, December 1, 2023
Frullania parvistipula/caucasica complex, photomicrograph of lobe and lobule, collection John C. Brinda (as Frullania caucasica), New Mexico, San Miguel County, USDA Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, Pecos Wilderness, along Beaver Creek and El Porvenir Trail #247 in Porvenir Canyon on granitic rock, May 3, 2019; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, and Kelly Allred, December 1, 2023
Frullania parvistipula/caucasica complex, photomicrograph of underleaf relative to stem, collection John C. Brinda (as Frullania caucasica), New Mexico, San Miguel County, USDA Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, Pecos Wilderness, along Beaver Creek and El Porvenir Trail #247 in Porvenir Canyon on granitic rock, May 3, 2019; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, and Kelly Allred, December 1, 2023
Frullania parvistipula/caucasica complex, photomicrograph of underleaf, collection John C. Brinda (as Frullania caucasica), New Mexico, San Miguel County, USDA Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, Pecos Wilderness, along Beaver Creek and El Porvenir Trail #247 in Porvenir Canyon on granitic rock, May 3, 2019; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, and Kelly Allred, December 1, 2023
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