A Comparison of Fissidens appalachensis and F. bryoides var. pusillus
Pursell RA and Allen B. 1996. A Comparison of Fissidens appalachensis and F. bryoides var. pusillus. The Bryologist. 99(1):75-80
ABSTRACT: t. Fissidens appalachensis Zander has been discovered in Pennsylvania, some 450 miles (720 kilometers) northeast of its previously known area of distribution in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The species differs from F. bryoides Hedw. var. pusillus (Wilson) Pursell in Allen in its usually larger plants, longer and comparatively narrower leaves, stronger limbidia, percurrent costae, and infrequently bistratose lami
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Pursell, Ronald; Allen, Bruce
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- bryophytes, Fissidens appalachensis, GRSM-01422, Heintooga Overlook, taxonomy