Status: Native
Synonyms:
Jungermannia subalpina Nees ex Lindb.
Martinellius subalpinus (Nees ex Lindb.) Trevis
Scapania subalpina is a complicate bilobed leafy liverwort. In Scapania, the smaller lobule is on top of the lobe. In most leafy liverworts, the smaller lobule in beneath the lobe. In Scapania subalpina, the lobe and lobule are similar in size (subequal). The plants are large, 2-4mm wide. They are pale green and the margin is finely denticulate. We found Scapania subalpina on rock and soil alongside a stream at upper elevation mixed with Pellia epiphylla. Please click on an image for a larger file.
Scapania subalpina, photomicrograph of single moist stem, photo Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson, Bayard "Mo" Ewing & Russ Kleinman, Rio Arriba County, Carson National Forest, Canjilon Creek on CD trail above Canjilon Lakes, June 16, 2021
Scapania subalpina, photomicrograph of dry stems, photo Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson, Bayard "Mo" Ewing & Russ Kleinman, Rio Arriba County, Carson National Forest, Canjilon Creek on CD trail above Canjilon Lakes, June 16, 2021
Scapania subalpina, photomicrograph of single leaf (lobule and lobe connected by keel), photo Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson, Bayard "Mo" Ewing & Russ Kleinman, Rio Arriba County, Carson National Forest, Canjilon Creek on CD trail above Canjilon Lakes, June 16, 2021
Scapania subalpina, photomicrograph of single leaf (lobule and lobe connected by keel), photo Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson, Bayard "Mo" Ewing & Russ Kleinman, Rio Arriba County, Carson National Forest, Canjilon Creek on CD trail above Canjilon Lakes, June 16, 2021
Scapania subalpina, photomicrograph of single leaf (lobule and lobe connected by keel) with keel unfolded, photo Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson, Bayard "Mo" Ewing & Russ Kleinman, Rio Arriba County, Carson National Forest, Canjilon Creek on CD trail above Canjilon Lakes, June 16, 2021
Scapania subalpina, photomicrograph of single leaf (lobule and lobe connected by keel) with keel unfolded, photo Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson, Bayard "Mo" Ewing & Russ Kleinman, Rio Arriba County, Carson National Forest, Canjilon Creek on CD trail above Canjilon Lakes, June 16, 2021
Scapania subalpina, photomicrograph of denticulate leaf margin, photo Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson, Bayard "Mo" Ewing & Russ Kleinman, Rio Arriba County, Carson National Forest, Canjilon Creek on CD trail above Canjilon Lakes, June 16, 2021
Scapania subalpina, photomicrograph of oil bodies, photo Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson, Bayard "Mo" Ewing & Russ Kleinman, Rio Arriba County, Carson National Forest, Canjilon Creek on CD trail above Canjilon Lakes, June 16, 2021
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