Status: Native
Synonyms:
Drepanocladus uncinatus (Hedwig) Warnstorf
Sanionia uncinata has falcate secund leaves and is a medium sized to large moss. The leaves are plicate and long acuminate. The leaf tips are remotely serrulate. There is a well defined costa. Sanionia uncinata is found at upper elevation in mixed conifer forest.
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Sanionia uncinata, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 13, 2011
Sanionia uncinata, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 13, 2011
Sanionia uncinata, 40x photomicrograph of cluster of leaves, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 13, 2011
Sanionia uncinata, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 13, 2011
Sanionia uncinata, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 13, 2011
Sanionia uncinata, 200x photomicrograph of leaf tip, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 13, 2011
Sanionia uncinata, 200x photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, May 13, 2011
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