Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Braunia secunda has multipapillose subquadrate cells at the tip and mid-lamina, while the center of the base is composed of elongate smooth cells. The alar cells are subquadrate. There is no costa. The apex is not hyaline as it is in Hedwigia. Braunia secunda is found at middle elevation in mixed conifer forest on north facing rocky slopes.
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Braunia secunda, photo Russ Kleinman, Patrice Mutchnick, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, September 17, 2011
Braunia secunda, dry appearance, photo Russ Kleinman and the GNPS field trip, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, May 19, 2013
Braunia secunda, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Patrice Mutchnick, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, September 17, 2011
Braunia secunda, 40x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Patrice Mutchnick, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, September 17, 2011
Braunia secunda, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Patrice Mutchnick, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, September 17, 2011
Braunia secunda, 200x photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman, Patrice Mutchnick, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, September 17, 2011
Braunia secunda, 200x photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman, Patrice Mutchnick, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, September 17, 2011
Braunia secunda, 200x photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman, Patrice Mutchnick, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, September 17, 2011
Braunia secunda, 400x photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman, Patrice Mutchnick, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, September 17, 2011
Braunia secunda, 400x photomicrograph of mid lamina of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Patrice Mutchnick, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, September 17, 2011
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