Status: Native
Synonyms:
Pseudoleskea incurvata (Hedw.) Loeske
Leskea incurvata Hedw.
Amblystegium incurvatum (Hedw.) Kindb.
Hypnum incurvatum (Hedw.) P. Beauv.
Lescuraea incurvata looks similar to L. patens, but instead of having the obvious
and mostly centrally located papillae of L. patens, L. incurvata has sometimes rather
obscure prorate distal cell tips. These indistinct prorations can be seen nearly all the way to the base.
Both species have abundant paraphyllia and the leaf shape is similar.
Many thanks to the University of Colorado Herbarium (COLO), Erin Tripp, and Dina Clark for allowing us
to photograph this specimen.
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Lescuraea incurvata, collection by K.W. Allred (ID by M. Krieger, 2002), New Mexico, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos Wilderness, Sebadillosos Trail, July 30, 1997; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 22, 2023
Lescuraea incurvata, photomicrograph of dry stems, collection by K.W. Allred (ID by M. Krieger, 2002), New Mexico, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos Wilderness, Sebadillosos Trail, July 30, 1997; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 22, 2023
Lescuraea incurvata, dark field photomicrograph of moistened stem, collection by K.W. Allred (ID by M. Krieger, 2002), New Mexico, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos Wilderness, Sebadillosos Trail, July 30, 1997; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 22, 2023
Lescuraea incurvata, photomicrograph of leaf, collection by K.W. Allred (ID by M. Krieger, 2002), New Mexico, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos Wilderness, Sebadillosos Trail, July 30, 1997; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 22, 2023
Lescuraea incurvata, photomicrograph of leaf, collection by K.W. Allred (ID by M. Krieger, 2002), New Mexico, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos Wilderness, Sebadillosos Trail, July 30, 1997; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 22, 2023
Lescuraea incurvata, photomicrograph of leaf apex, collection by K.W. Allred (ID by M. Krieger, 2002), New Mexico, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos Wilderness, Sebadillosos Trail, July 30, 1997; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 22, 2023
Lescuraea incurvata, photomicrograph of leaf base-- note prorate laminal cells, collection by K.W. Allred (ID by M. Krieger, 2002), New Mexico, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos Wilderness, Sebadillosos Trail, July 30, 1997; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 22, 2023
Lescuraea incurvata, photomicrograph of cross section of stem with central strand, collection by K.W. Allred (ID by M. Krieger, 2002), New Mexico, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos Wilderness, Sebadillosos Trail, July 30, 1997; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 22, 2023
Lescuraea incurvata, photomicrograph of paraphyllia on stem, collection by K.W. Allred (ID by M. Krieger, 2002), New Mexico, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos Wilderness, Sebadillosos Trail, July 30, 1997; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 22, 2023
Lescuraea incurvata, photomicrograph of cells at midleaf, collection by K.W. Allred (ID by M. Krieger, 2002), New Mexico, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos Wilderness, Sebadillosos Trail, July 30, 1997; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 22, 2023
Lescuraea incurvata, photomicrograph of prorate cells on costa, collection by K.W. Allred (ID by M. Krieger, 2002), New Mexico, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos Wilderness, Sebadillosos Trail, July 30, 1997; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 22, 2023
Lescuraea incurvata, photomicrograph of leaf cross section with prorate cells showing as papillae, collection by K.W. Allred (ID by M. Krieger, 2002), New Mexico, Mora County, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos Wilderness, Sebadillosos Trail, July 30, 1997; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, February 22, 2023
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