Distal leaves long-subulate beyond an ovate, obovate, or broadly elliptic base, 1-3.2 mm, leaf base strongly differentiated in shape; distal laminal cells long-rectangular.
Sexual condition autoicous.
Seta 0.2-0.7 mm.
Capsule neck short, broadly obovate to truncate.
Spores reticulate.
Calyptra smooth.
Capsules mature spring. Sandy soil; usually low elevations; Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tex., Va.
The capsule of
Bruchia drummondii is immersed in the perichaetial leaves or emergent, but not hidden by the leaf tips. This species is easily identified by the long-subulate leaves, relatively squat capsule, and reticulate spores.
