Status: Native
Synonyms:
Mnium decurrens Müll. Hal. & Kindb.
Mnium orthorrhynchum auct plur.
Mnium thomsonii has leaves that are strongly doubly toothed from the
apex down beyond midleaf. The leaves are narrower than
most other species of Mnium. The leaves are also quite decurrent on the
stem. Mnium thomsonii has median leaf cells that are smaller than those
of other Mniums, with most cells of M. thomsonii less than 25 microns
in greatest dimension. Mnium thomsonii is found in moist areas at
upper elevation.
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Mnium thomsonii, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest,
Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail, September 17, 2017
Mnium thomsonii, photomicrograph of leaf with decurrency, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County,
Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail,
September 17, 2017
Mnium thomsonii, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County,
Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail,
September 17, 2017
Mnium thomsonii, photomicrograph of leaf with decurrency, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County,
Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail,
September 17, 2017
Mnium thomsonii, dark field photomicrograph of leaf with decurrency, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County,
Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail,
September 17, 2017
Mnium thomsonii, photomicrograph of median cells with largest dimensions less than 25 microns, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard,
Taos County,
Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail,
September 17, 2017
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Mnium thomsonii, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County,
Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail,
September 17, 2017
Mnium thomsonii, photomicrograph of leaf with decurrency, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County,
Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail,
September 17, 2017
Mnium thomsonii, dark field photomicrograph of leaf with decurrency, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County,
Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail,
September 17, 2017
Mnium thomsonii, photomicrograph of median cells with largest dimensions less than 25 microns, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard,
Taos County,
Sangre de Cristo Mtns, Carson Nat Forest, Taos Ski Valley, end of Twining/Kachina Road near start of Wheeler Peak trail,
September 17, 2017
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