Consortium of Bryophyte Herbaria
- building a Consortium of Bryophytes and Lichens as keystones of cryptobiotic communities -
Login
New Account
English
Español
Home
Search
Search Collections
Map Search
Exsiccatae
Dynamic Species List
Dynamic Identification Key
Taxonomic Explorer
Images
Image Browser
Image Search
Species Checklists
North America
United States>
Arizona
California
Illinois
Iowa
Maine
Missouri
Montana
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Washington
Wyoming
Beyond North America>
Chile
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Guatemala
Indonesia
Malaysia
Species Groups>
Frullania
Plagiochila
Sphagnum
US National Parks
Crowdsourcing
Associated Projects
Consortium of Lichen Herbaria
GLOBAL Bryophytes and Lichens Network
MyCoPortal
More Information
Data Usage Policy
Partners
Sitemap
Help
Symbiota Help
Lichen Consortium Resources
Bruchia fusca
E. Britton
Family:
Bruchiaceae
bruchia moss
Flora of North America
Resources
Richard H. Zander in FNA Volume 27
Bruchia fusca
: Distal leaves ovate, 0.6–1.3 mm, leaf base not differentiated in shape; distal laminal cells short-rectangular.
Sexual
: condition autoicous.
Seta
: 0.3–1.2 mm.
Capsule
: neck short, obovate.
Spores
: pitted.
Calyptra
: smooth.
Phenology
: Capsules mature spring.
Soil, commonly surrounding quartz pebbles. low to moderate elevations. Md., N.C., Tex.
Bruchia fusca is much like B. hallii and differs almost exclusively in the ornamentation of the spores, a trait that may prove to be an intraspecies genetic difference.
Open Interactive Map
Click to Display
23 Total Images
This project made possible by National Science Foundation Awards:
#1115116
,
#2001500
,
#2001394
Powered by
Symbiota
.