Status: Native
Synonyms:
Amblystegium varium (Hedw.) Lindb. var. alaskanum Cardot & Thér.
Amblystegium varium (Hedw.) Lindb. var. lancifolium Grout
Amblystegium varium (Hedw.) Lindb. var. ovatum (Grout) Grout
Amblystegium varium (Hedw.) Lindb. var. parvulum (Austin) Grout
Hygroamblystegium varium is a moss that lives submerged or in the splash zone of creeks. It is very wiry to the touch. The small leaves have a costa that is quite heavy at the base and disappears into the tip. On older stems, the costa is frequently the only surviving parts of skeleton leaves. The lamina cells are oblong. The leaves are acute and slightly plicate. The capsule is stronlgy curved and constricted below the mouth. The peristome is double with the endostome longer and paler than the exostome.
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Hygroamblystegium varium, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, October 25, 2010
Hygroamblystegium varium, 4x macro, older branches holding costae without the laminae, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, October 25, 2010
Hygroamblystegium varium, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, October 25, 2010
Hygroamblystegium varium, 100x photomicrograph of differentleaf (probably branch leaf), photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, October 25, 2010
Hygroamblystegium varium, 5x macro of sporophyte, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, June 12, 2014
Hygroamblystegium varium, 5x macro of sporophyte, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, June 12, 2014
Hygroamblystegium varium, 5x macro of sporophytes, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, June 12, 2014
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