Status: Native
Synonyms:
Stereodon taxirameus Mitt.
Isopterygium taxirameum (Mitt.) Jaeger
Taxiphyllum taxirameum is similar to Taxiphyllum deplanatum but is rather easily
differentiated from it with just a hand lens. The leaves of Taxiphyllum taxirameum are much less
crowded together on the stem compared to Taxiphyllum deplanatum. There are microscopic differences
as well (i.e., the alar zone) but these are much less conspicuous. The leaves of T. taxirameum
aren't overlapping and most of them sit at a right angle to the stem. The leaves of T. deplanatum
usually are overlapping and point more upwards.
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Taxiphyllum taxirameum, collection and ID by W.R. Norris & Dassler, Wisconsin, Grant County, Wyalusing State Park, Bluff Trail, April 21, 1991; photos by Russ Kleinman, & Karen Blisard, February 2, 2023
Taxiphyllum taxirameum, photomicrograph of single stem, collection and ID by W.R. Norris & Dassler, Wisconsin, Grant County, Wyalusing State Park, Bluff Trail, April 21, 1991; photos by Russ Kleinman, & Karen Blisard, February 2, 2023
Taxiphyllum taxirameum, photomicrograph of leaf, collection and ID by W.R. Norris & Dassler, Wisconsin, Grant County, Wyalusing State Park, Bluff Trail, April 21, 1991; photos by Russ Kleinman, & Karen Blisard, February 2, 2023
Taxiphyllum taxirameum, photomicrograph of leaf, collection and ID by W.R. Norris & Dassler, Wisconsin, Grant County, Wyalusing State Park, Bluff Trail, April 21, 1991; photos by Russ Kleinman, & Karen Blisard, February 2, 2023
Taxiphyllum taxirameum, photomicrograph of leaf apex, collection and ID by W.R. Norris & Dassler, Wisconsin, Grant County, Wyalusing State Park, Bluff Trail, April 21, 1991; photos by Russ Kleinman, & Karen Blisard, February 2, 2023
Taxiphyllum taxirameum, photomicrograph of leaf base, collection and ID by W.R. Norris & Dassler, Wisconsin, Grant County, Wyalusing State Park, Bluff Trail, April 21, 1991; photos by Russ Kleinman, & Karen Blisard, February 2, 2023
Taxiphyllum taxirameum, photomicrograph of foliose pseudoparaphyllia, collection and ID by W.R. Norris & Dassler, Wisconsin, Grant County, Wyalusing State Park, Bluff Trail, April 21, 1991; photos by Russ Kleinman, & Karen Blisard, February 2, 2023
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