Status: Native
Synonyms:
Jungermannia curta Mart.
Scapania curta, like others of the genus, bears the smaller lobule above the larger leaf lobe on the stem. In this species, the lobule is relatively large compared to the main leaf lobe. In addition, the marginal cells of the leaves are thick-walled.
Many thanks to the Duke Herbarium and Blanka Aguero for loaning us this specimen for photography.
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Scapania curta, collection by W.B. Schofield, R.J. Belland & T.A. Hedderson (ID by R.J. Belland), Canada, Quebec, Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Ile du Fantome, about 0.5 km W of "les Bonnes Femmes", on forested limestone cliff, June 12, 1989; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, August 18, 2023
Scapania curta, photomicrograph of in situ stem, collection by W.B. Schofield, R.J. Belland & T.A. Hedderson (ID by R.J. Belland), Canada, Quebec, Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Ile du Fantome, about 0.5 km W of "les Bonnes Femmes", on forested limestone cliff, June 12, 1989; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, August 18, 2023
Scapania curta, photomicrograph of two stems, collection by W.B. Schofield, R.J. Belland & T.A. Hedderson (ID by R.J. Belland), Canada, Quebec, Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Ile du Fantome, about 0.5 km W of "les Bonnes Femmes", on forested limestone cliff, June 12, 1989; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, August 18, 2023
Scapania curta, photomicrograph of leaf (with stem attachment to the left and lobule on top), collection by W.B. Schofield, R.J. Belland & T.A. Hedderson (ID by R.J. Belland), Canada, Quebec, Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Ile du Fantome, about 0.5 km W of "les Bonnes Femmes", on forested limestone cliff, June 12, 1989; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, August 18, 2023
Scapania curta, photomicrograph of leaf margin with thick-walled marginal cells, collection by W.B. Schofield, R.J. Belland & T.A. Hedderson (ID by R.J. Belland), Canada, Quebec, Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Ile du Fantome, about 0.5 km W of "les Bonnes Femmes", on forested limestone cliff, June 12, 1989; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, August 18, 2023
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