Status: Native
Synonyms:
Lescuraea frigida Kindb.
Lescuraea mutabilis (Brid.) Lindb. var. saxicola (Schimp.) I. Hagen
Pseudoleskea frigida (Kindb.) Sharp
Pseudoleskea saxicola (Schimp.) H.A. Crum, Steere & L.E. Anderson
Pseudoleskea substriata Best
Lescuraea saxicola is a small moss with leaves generally appressed to the stem. The leaves are
acuminate at the apex and most are serrate. The medial laminal cells are over three times long as
wide. Paraphyllia are scarce but usually present and foliate in form. Lescuraea saxicola is found
on acidic rock at middle to upper elevation.
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Lescuraea saxicola, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann & Karen Blisard, Cibola Cty, El Malpais National Monument, Lava Wall, December 13, 2018
Lescuraea saxicola, photoomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann & Karen Blisard, Cibola Cty, El Malpais National Monument, Lava Wall, December 13, 2018
Lescuraea saxicola, photoomicrograph of elongate medial laminal cells of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann & Karen Blisard, Cibola Cty, El Malpais National Monument, Lava Wall, December 13, 2018
Lescuraea saxicola, photoomicrograph of paraphyllium, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann & Karen Blisard, Cibola Cty, El Malpais National Monument, Lava Wall, December 13, 2018
Lescuraea saxicola, photoomicrograph of paraphyllium on stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann & Karen Blisard, Cibola Cty, El Malpais National Monument, Lava Wall, December 13, 2018
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