Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Grimmia pulvinata is dark green and grows on granitic rock. The leaves are lanceolate with hair tips. The leaves have cells that are blocky and papillose. Grimmia pulvinata is one of the most common members of this genus. The seta are cygneous or arcuate. The plump capsules have a mitrate (bishop's cap) calyptra. The cross section of the leaf shows a one stratose lamina with two stratose margins.
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Grimmia pulvinata, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, March 27, 2010
Grimmia pulvinata, 3x macro, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, March 27, 2010
Grimmia pulvinata, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, March 27, 2010
Grimmia pulvinata, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, March 27, 2010
Grimmia pulvinata, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, March 27, 2010
Grimmia pulvinata, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, March 27, 2010
Grimmia pulvinata, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, March 27, 2010
Grimmia pulvinata, 100x photomicrograph of cross section of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, March 27, 2010
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