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Physcomitrium pyriforme Hampe, 1837  

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(redirected from: Physcomitrium californicum E. Britton)
Family: Funariaceae
physcomitrium moss
[Physcomitrium australe E. Britton, morePhyscomitrium californicum E. Britton, Physcomitrium drummondii E. Britton, Physcomitrium kellermanii E. Britton, Physcomitrium kellermanii var. drummondii (E. Britton) Grout, Physcomitrium megalocarpum Kindb., Physcomitrium megalocarpum var. californicum (E. Britton) Grout, Physcomitrium pyriforme var. serratum (Renauld & Cardot) H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson]
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Terry T. McIntosh in Flora of North America (vol. 27)
Plants light green or yellowish green. Stems 0.2-15(-25) cm. Leaves obovate to ovate-lanceolate, distal leaves 2-5 mm; margins toothed, sometimes nearly smooth distally; percurrent to rarely short-excurrent. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Seta (1-)6-15(-30) mm. Capsule exserted, 1-3 mm, globose-pyriform when young, highly variable in shape when old, urceolate to pyriform; neck short, distinct; exothecial cells irregular hexagonal; suboral cells consisting of 5-17 rows of rectangular cells. Spores (24-)46-60(-90) µm, papillose. Capsules mature late fall-spring. Wet soil in disturbed places; low to high elevations; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., N.S., Ont., Que., Sask.; Ala., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., S.C., S.Dak., Utah, Vt., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.; Mexico; Eurasia; Africa; Australia. Physcomitrium pyriforme is morphologically variable and widespread across the continent. Plant size, leaf characters, and shape of the capsule vary from place to place and often within populations.

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