Sphenolobus saxicola
Marchantiophyta
Sphenolobus saxicola (Anastrophyllaceae)
Curled Notchwort
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Rare
Distinguishing Features
Erect, rounded, orange-brown to yellow-green shoots with densely overlapping, concave, deeply bilobed (0.3-0.5x leaf length) leaves. Gemmae absent
Similar species
Similar to S. minutus, but overall coarser and larger (shoots 1.2-3 mm wide, vs. 0.4-1.5 mm wide in S. minutus), gemmae always absent (occasional in S. minutus)
Habitat
Acidic rocks, talus, boulder fields, cliffs, subalpine heath, and tundra; high elevations
Associated species
Sphenolobus minutus, Tetralophozia setiformis, Dicranum elongatum, Macrodiplophyllum plicatum, Polytrichum piliferum, Ptilidium ciliare, Racomitrium lanuginosum