Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Frullania brittoniae, like F. eboracensis, is found growing mostly on tree trunks, but can rarely be found growing on rocks. F. brittoniae has galleate lobules, 1/3 to 1/2
the size of the dorsal lobes and about the same size as the underleaves. The underleaves are bilobed with lateral teeth. The cell walls are wavy. There are 4-7 oil bodies per cell. Frullania brittoniae is found at moderate to high elevation in forested areas.
We found Frullania brittoniae first in San Miguel County in northern New Mexico, so it is in both on this page and in the area for bryophytes outside of the Gila NF.
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Frullania brittoniae, 1x macro of dry habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Grant County, Gila National Forest, bottom of Railroad Canyon on heavily shaded boulder on Hwy 152, October 26, 2022
Frullania brittoniae, 3x macro of dry habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Grant County, Gila National Forest, bottom of Railroad Canyon on heavily shaded boulder on Hwy 152, October 26, 2022
Frullania brittoniae, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Grant County, Gila National Forest, bottom of Railroad Canyon on heavily shaded boulder on Hwy 152, October 26, 2022
Frullania brittoniae, notched underleaf with lateral teeth, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Grant County, Gila National Forest, bottom of Railroad Canyon on heavily shaded boulder on Hwy 152, October 26, 2022
Frullania brittoniae, oil bodies and wavy cell walls, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Grant County, Gila National Forest, bottom of Railroad Canyon on heavily shaded boulder on Hwy 152, October 26, 2022
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