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An Amblyodon Moss - Amblyodon dealbatus
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Amblyodon dealbatus has been found in two counties of Montana. Several collections made in the 1890s by R.S. Williams have been assigned to Flathead County. A 2017 collection by J. Elliott was found in Cascade County.
General Description
Plants: Acrocarpous, the tufts not crowded, 10(-25) mm (FNA 2014), light green, the stems erect and frequently branched (Lawton 1971).
Leaves: Crowded near top of stem, upright-spreading when wet, somewhat erect to slightly contorted when dry, 2-4 mm, ovate-lanceolate; apex abruptly acute to acuminate; margins plane, smooth or nearly so (FNA 2014) with upper leaves sometimes toothed towards apex (Lawton 1971); costa broad, not approaching apex closely (FNA 2014).
Leaf Cells: Laminal cells translucent, lax, oblong and rhombic to 6-sided, with thin walls and a smooth surface; distal cells similar in size to basal cells (FNA 2014).
Diagnostic Characteristics
Amblyodon dealbatus differs from Meesia species by its thin-walled and lax (swollen when wet, crumpling while drying out) laminal cells (FNA 2014).
Range Comments
Canada: AB, BC, MB, NL, NT, NU, ON, QC, YT; USA: AK, CO, MI, MN, MT, WI, WY; Europe; Asia (FNA 2014). In Montana: Flathead County (Elliott 2016).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 6
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Habitat
Rotten wood and organic soil of fens in the boreal zone (Elliott 2016); low to high elevations (FNA 2014).
Reproductive Characteristics
Autoicous (FNA 2014). Seta 12-40 mm. Capsule 2-3 mm (FNA 2014), smooth, brown, pear-shaped with a long neck (Lawton 1971); exostome teeth 16; endostome with 16 parts, longer than exostome (FNA 2014).
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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.- Lawton, E. 1971. Moss Flora of the Pacific Northwest. Hattori Botanical Laboratory. Japan: Yamabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. 362 pages plus appendices.
- 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.
- Malcolm, W. M., and Nancy Malcolm. 2000. Mosses and Other Bryophytes: An Illustrated Glossary. Nelson, New Zealand: Micro-Optics Press.
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