Status: Native
Synonyms:
Mnium saximontanum M.C. Bowers
Mnium arizonicum forms dense mats on soil and rocks at upper elevation. The leaves are relatively large, ovate and are most easily recognized by their single and double teeth along the margin of the upper half of the leaf. The leaf cells are hexagonal or rhombic. The costa is thick and ends in the apex of the leaf.
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Mnium arizonicum, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Middle Fork Lake Trail, near Red River, July 29, 2021
Mnium arizonicum, photo Russ Kleinman, Hillsboro Peak, August 22, 2017
Mnium arizonicum, photo Russ Kleinman, Bob Sivinksi, Jeremy McClain & Steve Reed, Mogollon Mtns., trail from Hummingbird Saddle to trail 181, August 16, 2010
Mnium arizonicum, macro of leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Bob Sivinksi, Jeremy McClain & Steve Reed, Mogollon Mtns., trail from Hummingbird Saddle to trail 181, August 16, 2010
Mnium arizonicum, macro of sporophytes, photo Russ Kleinman, Bob Sivinksi, Jeremy McClain & Steve Reed, Mogollon Mtns., trail from Hummingbird Saddle to trail 181, August 16, 2010
Mnium arizonicum, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Bob Sivinksi, Jeremy McClain & Steve Reed & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., trail from Hummingbird Saddle to trail 181, August 16, 2010
Mnium arizonicum, 200x photomicrograph of leaf edge demonstrating double teeth, photo Russ Kleinman, Bob Sivinksi, Jeremy McClain & Steve Reed & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., trail from Hummingbird Saddle to trail 181, August 16, 2010
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