Crumia latifolia
Bryophyta
Crumia latifolia (Pottiaceae)
Wideleaf Crumia Moss
Lime Rosettes
frequent
Distinguishing Features
Forms small (to 3 mm) rosettes of bordered leaves, green to red toward the tips, blackish green to iridescent toward their base, on calcareous rock in shaded seeps.
Similar species
Within BC, only Hennediella might be confused for its bordered leaves, but it is red in KOH, not reddish orange, and has plane leaf margins with marginal cells not larger than the medial as seen in section.
Habitat
Shady, calcareous seeps
Associated species
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