Status: Native
Synonyms:
Neckera oligocarpa Bruch
Neckera pennata Hedw. var. oligocarpa (Bruch) Müll. Hal.
Neckera pennata Hedw. var. tenera Müll. Hal.
Neckera pennata is a strikingly unusual moss with complanate leaves along stems that are several centimeters long and can sometimes be found hanging down from overhangs. The auriculate leaves are oblong with an abruptly acute and serrulate tip. Neckera pennata is found on rock at upper elevation in the Gila.
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Neckera pennata, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 20, 2011
Neckera pennata, single stem with sporophyte, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 20, 2011
Neckera pennata, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 20, 2011
Neckera pennata, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 20, 2011
Neckera pennata, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 20, 2011
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