Status: Native
Synonyms:
Grimmia apocarpa of NM authors
Grimmia apocarpum Hedwig var. conferta (Funck) Sprengel
Schistidium confertum has keeled leaves that are 1-stratose except for scattered 2-stratose strips. The margins are recurved, one side less so than the other, and they are also 2-stratose. The hairpoint is short. The basal cells can be seen to be short rectangular and at the margin the transverse walls are thicker than the longitudinal walls. The stem central strand is reported to be absent to weak. Schistidium confertum, like other Grimmiaceae, is found on rock.
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Schistidium confertum, collection Richard Worthington, Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln National Forest, Pinyon Draw, March 24, 2010; photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, November 12, 2022
Schistidium confertum, dark field photomicrograph of single stem, collection Richard Worthington, Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln National Forest, Pinyon Draw, March 24, 2010; photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, November 12, 2022
Schistidium confertum, photomicrograph of leaf, collection Richard Worthington, Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln National Forest, Pinyon Draw, March 24, 2010; photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, November 12, 2022
Schistidium confertum, photomicrograph of group of leaves showing variation in hairpoint length, collection Richard Worthington, Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln National Forest, Pinyon Draw, March 24, 2010; photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, November 12, 2022
Schistidium confertum, photomicrograph of leaf apex, collection Richard Worthington, Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln National Forest, Pinyon Draw, March 24, 2010; photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, November 12, 2022
Schistidium confertum, photomicrograph of leaf base, collection Richard Worthington, Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln National Forest, Pinyon Draw, March 24, 2010; photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, November 12, 2022
Schistidium confertum, photomicrograph of leaf base, collection Richard Worthington, Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln National Forest, Pinyon Draw, March 24, 2010; photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, November 12, 2022
Schistidium confertum, photomicrograph of stem cross section, collection Richard Worthington, Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln National Forest, Pinyon Draw, March 24, 2010; photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, November 12, 2022
Schistidium confertum, photomicrograph of costa, collection Richard Worthington, Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln National Forest, Pinyon Draw, March 24, 2010; photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, November 12, 2022
Schistidium confertum, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, collection Richard Worthington, Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln National Forest, Pinyon Draw, March 24, 2010; photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, November 12, 2022
Schistidium confertum, photomicrograph of bistratose areas of lamina, collection Richard Worthington, Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln National Forest, Pinyon Draw, March 24, 2010; photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, November 12, 2022
Schistidium confertum, photomicrograph of bistratose leaf margin, collection Richard Worthington, Sacramento Mtns., Lincoln National Forest, Pinyon Draw, March 24, 2010; photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, November 12, 2022
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