Status: Native
Synonyms:
Bryum bolanderi Lesquereux
Pohlia bolanderi (Lesquereux) Brotherus
Pohlia bolanderi Lesquereux var. seriata A.J. Shaw
Pohlia bolanderi is rather robust for this genus. The leaves are serrate at the apex. The mid-laminal cells are strikingly linear with single file rows of round chloroplasts visible in them. P. bolanderi is dioicous and can be difficult to find with the sporophytes that are helpful for identification. It is found under shaded overhangs on rocks at upper elevation. Many thanks to Jon Shaw for identifying this specimen for us.
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Pohlia bolanderi, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Taos Ski Valley, at end of Twining Road at top of parking lot at Williams Lake trailhead, in crevice in the middle of a cliff in full shade on rock, moist, subalpine/mixed conifer forest, 10,187 feet elevation, August 6, 2015
Pohlia bolanderi, stem, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Taos Ski Valley, at end of Twining Road at top of parking lot at Williams Lake trailhead, in crevice in the middle of a cliff in full shade on rock, moist, subalpine/mixed conifer forest, 10,187 feet elevation, August 6, 2015
Pohlia bolanderi, darkfield photomicrograph of stem, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Taos Ski Valley, at end of Twining Road at top of parking lot at Williams Lake trailhead, in crevice in the middle of a cliff in full shade on rock, moist, subalpine/mixed conifer forest, 10,187 feet elevation, August 6, 2015
Pohlia bolanderi, brightfield photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Taos Ski Valley, at end of Twining Road at top of parking lot at Williams Lake trailhead, in crevice in the middle of a cliff in full shade on rock, moist, subalpine/mixed conifer forest, 10,187 feet elevation, August 6, 2015
Pohlia bolanderi, 40x transmission photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Taos Ski Valley, at end of Twining Road at top of parking lot at Williams Lake trailhead, in crevice in the middle of a cliff in full shade on rock, moist, subalpine/mixed conifer forest, 10,187 feet elevation, August 6, 2015
Pohlia bolanderi, 100x photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Taos Ski Valley, at end of Twining Road at top of parking lot at Williams Lake trailhead, in crevice in the middle of a cliff in full shade on rock, moist, subalpine/mixed conifer forest, 10,187 feet elevation, August 6, 2015
Pohlia bolanderi, 600x photomicrograph of mid-laminal cells, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Taos Ski Valley, at end of Twining Road at top of parking lot at Williams Lake trailhead, in crevice in the middle of a cliff in full shade on rock, moist, subalpine/mixed conifer forest, 10,187 feet elevation, August 6, 2015
Pohlia bolanderi, 400x photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Taos Ski Valley, at end of Twining Road at top of parking lot at Williams Lake trailhead, in crevice in the middle of a cliff in full shade on rock, moist, subalpine/mixed conifer forest, 10,187 feet elevation, August 6, 2015
Pohlia bolanderi, 400x photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Taos County, Taos Ski Valley, at end of Twining Road at top of parking lot at Williams Lake trailhead, in crevice in the middle of a cliff in full shade on rock, moist, subalpine/mixed conifer forest, 10,187 feet elevation, August 6, 2015
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