Status: Native
Synonyms:
Neckera seductrix Hedw.
Pterigynandrum carolinianum Bridel
Entodon seductrix Hedw. var.tenuis Grout
Cylindrothecium demetrii Ren. & Card.
Entodon seductrix is a large, pleurocarpous moss found growing on wrotting wood or rocks. It has linear, smooth laminar cells that become shortened toward the abruptly narrowed apex. The alar cells are quadrate. Entodon seductrix is the most common Entodon in eastern North America, while Entodon beyrichii is common in Mexico and north into Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The proximal exostome teeth of E. seductrix are smooth, while those of E. beyrichii are papillose. Both species are found in New Mexico. Entodon seductrix is found at upper elevation in the Gila in mixed conifer forest canyons with perennial water.
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Entodon seductrix, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, January 19, 2011
Entodon seductrix, 4x macro, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, November 22, 2011
Entodon seductrix, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, November 22, 2011
Entodon seductrix, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, November 22, 2011
Entodon seductrix, 400x photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, November 22, 2011
Entodon seductrix, 400x photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, November 22, 2011
Entodon seductrix, 40x photomicrograph of smooth base of exostome teeth, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, November 22, 2011
Entodon seductrix, 40x photomicrograph of smooth base of exostome teeth, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, November 22, 2011
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