Crumia latifolia
Crumia latifolia
Phylum: Bryophyta
Family:
Pottiaceae
Genus:
Crumia
Scientific Name:
Crumia latifolia (Kindb.) W.B.Schofield
| Common Name | Wideleaf Crumia Moss |
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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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Relevant Literature
- Godfrey, J.D. (1977). Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of southwestern British Columbia . [Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia]. UBC cIRcle.
- Hong, W. S. (2007). Scapania. In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (Eds.), Flora of North America North of Mexico (Vol. 3) . Oxford University Press.
- Wagner, D. H. (2013). Guide to the liverworts of Oregon: Scapania undulata . Oregon State University Herbarium.