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Serrate Dung Moss - Tayloria serrata
Other Names:
Broad-leaved Stink Moss
General Description
Plant: Tufted. Clear green above and brown below. Stems 0.5-3.0 cm tall.
Leaf: When dry, leaves slightly contorted. When moist, imbricate to spreading. Leaves obovate to oblong-obovate, tapering towards the base, 2-5 x 1-1.5 mm, and with an acuminate apex that is often reflexed. Upper margins plane and toothed; lower margins entire and recurved below. Costa ends before the apex.
Leaf Cells: Upper leaf cells irregularly quadrate to rectangular, 50-95 x 30-45 µm. Cells longer towards base.
Range Comments
Canada: AB, BC, NB, NL, ON, QC; USA: AK, ME, NY, OR, VT, WA; n, c Europe (FNA 2014). Lawton (1971) specifies Greenland. In Montana, known from Flathead, Glacier, and Madison Counties (Elliott 2016).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 4
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Habitat
On humus or animal excrement. From lowlands to about 6500 feet or higher.
Reproductive Characteristics
Autoicous or may be dioicous. Seta is 1.0-2.5 cm tall. Capsules cylindric, 2.5 to 5 mm long (includes neck). Neck about as long as the urn portion.
Stewardship Responsibility
References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Elliott, J.C. and A.K. Pipp. 2018. A Checklist of Montana Mosses (1880-2018). Updated 3 January, 2020. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, Montana. 73 pp.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 2014. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 28. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 2. Oxford University Press, Inc., NY. xxi + 702 pp.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
Do you know of a citation we're missing?- Elliot, J. C. 1993. Second checklist of Montana mosses. Unpublished report. U.S. Forest Service, Region 1. Missoula, MT. 45 pp.
- Lawton, E. 1971. Keys for the Identification of the Mosses on the Pacific Northwest. Reprinted from 'Moss Flora of the Pacific Northwest'. Published as Supplement No. 2 of the Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan. 66 pp.
- Lawton, E. 1971. Moss Flora of the Pacific Northwest. Hattori Botanical Laboratory. Japan: Yamabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. 362 pages plus appendices.
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