Status: Native
Synonyms:
Eurhynchium hians (Hedw.) Sande Lacoste
Oxyrrhynchium hians is very similar to Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum, and indeed they have in the past both been placed in the same genus (Eurhynchium). The differences can be subtle, but in the more obvious presentation, O. hians has complanate leaves unlike E. pulchellum. O. hians also has more widely spaced leaves than Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum. O. hians also does not have the obviously blunt and rounded stem leaves found on Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum. O. hians is much more common in eastern North America. It is typically found growing on soil or shaded rocks. We took our photographs of a specimen we collected in Iowa. Please click on an image for a larger file.
Oxyrrhynchium hians, collection and ID by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Iowa, Clayton County, Bixby State Park about 1 mi N of Edgewood, on soil, May 25, 2016; photographs by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, January 4, 2023
Oxyrrhynchium hians, dark field photomicrograph of stem with branches, collection and ID by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Iowa, Clayton County, Bixby State Park about 1 mi N of Edgewood, on soil, May 25, 2016; photographs by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, January 4, 2023
Oxyrrhynchium hians, dark field photomicrograph of branches, collection and ID by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Iowa, Clayton County, Bixby State Park about 1 mi N of Edgewood, on soil, May 25, 2016; photographs by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, January 4, 2023
Oxyrrhynchium hians, (bright field) photomicrograph of branches, collection and ID by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Iowa, Clayton County, Bixby State Park about 1 mi N of Edgewood, on soil, May 25, 2016; photographs by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, January 4, 2023
Oxyrrhynchium hians, photomicrograph of rewetted branches, collection and ID by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Iowa, Clayton County, Bixby State Park about 1 mi N of Edgewood, on soil, May 25, 2016; photographs by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, January 4, 2023
Oxyrrhynchium hians, photomicrograph of stem leaf, collection and ID by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Iowa, Clayton County, Bixby State Park about 1 mi N of Edgewood, on soil, May 25, 2016; photographs by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, January 4, 2023
Oxyrrhynchium hians, photomicrograph of stem leaf apex, collection and ID by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Iowa, Clayton County, Bixby State Park about 1 mi N of Edgewood, on soil, May 25, 2016; photographs by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, January 4, 2023
Oxyrrhynchium hians, photomicrograph of stem leaf base, collection and ID by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Iowa, Clayton County, Bixby State Park about 1 mi N of Edgewood, on soil, May 25, 2016; photographs by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, January 4, 2023
Oxyrrhynchium hians, photomicrograph of branch leaf apex, collection and ID by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Iowa, Clayton County, Bixby State Park about 1 mi N of Edgewood, on soil, May 25, 2016; photographs by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, January 4, 2023
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