Status: Native
Synonyms:
Bryum obtusifolium (Villars ex Bridel) Koch
Pohlia obtusifolia is yet to be found in New Mexico. It has broadly lanceolate leaves, some of which have a
rather broad apex. The apices are more commonly acute though, and the species name would appear to be misleading. Sterile
specimens, such as the one we have photographed here, are difficult to identify because much of the ID depends on
sporophyte characters.
Many thanks to the New York Botanical Garden and Laura Briscoe for loaning us this specimen (NYBG barcode #01797224) for photography.
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Pohlia obtusifolia, collection by James R. Shevock (ID by Jon Shaw September, 2012), California, Mono County, Hoover Wilderness, Glines Canyon between Green Lake and Virginia Pass, headwaters of W Fork of Green Creek, hillside cirque with snowmelt over talus slope, July 13, 2012; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
Pohlia obtusifolia, photomicrograph of single dry stem, collection by James R. Shevock (ID by Jon Shaw September, 2012), California, Mono County, Hoover Wilderness, Glines Canyon between Green Lake and Virginia Pass, headwaters of W Fork of Green Creek, hillside cirque with snowmelt over talus slope, July 13, 2012; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
Pohlia obtusifolia, dark field photomicrograph of single moistened stem, collection by James R. Shevock (ID by Jon Shaw September, 2012), California, Mono County, Hoover Wilderness, Glines Canyon between Green Lake and Virginia Pass, headwaters of W Fork of Green Creek, hillside cirque with snowmelt over talus slope, July 13, 2012; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
Pohlia obtusifolia, photomicrograph of leaf, collection by James R. Shevock (ID by Jon Shaw September, 2012), California, Mono County, Hoover Wilderness, Glines Canyon between Green Lake and Virginia Pass, headwaters of W Fork of Green Creek, hillside cirque with snowmelt over talus slope, July 13, 2012; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
Pohlia obtusifolia, photomicrograph of leaf, collection by James R. Shevock (ID by Jon Shaw September, 2012), California, Mono County, Hoover Wilderness, Glines Canyon between Green Lake and Virginia Pass, headwaters of W Fork of Green Creek, hillside cirque with snowmelt over talus slope, July 13, 2012; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
Pohlia obtusifolia, photomicrograph of leaf apex, collection by James R. Shevock (ID by Jon Shaw September, 2012), California, Mono County, Hoover Wilderness, Glines Canyon between Green Lake and Virginia Pass, headwaters of W Fork of Green Creek, hillside cirque with snowmelt over talus slope, July 13, 2012; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
Pohlia obtusifolia, photomicrograph of leaf base, collection by James R. Shevock (ID by Jon Shaw September, 2012), California, Mono County, Hoover Wilderness, Glines Canyon between Green Lake and Virginia Pass, headwaters of W Fork of Green Creek, hillside cirque with snowmelt over talus slope, July 13, 2012; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
Pohlia obtusifolia, photomicrograph of cells at midleaf, collection by James R. Shevock (ID by Jon Shaw September, 2012), California, Mono County, Hoover Wilderness, Glines Canyon between Green Lake and Virginia Pass, headwaters of W Fork of Green Creek, hillside cirque with snowmelt over talus slope, July 13, 2012; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, September 30, 2023
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