Status: Native
Synonyms:
Pterogonium brachypterum Mitten
Leskea austinii Sullivant
Lindbergia brachyptera is a distinctive though small moss. It is found under rocks in rigid, loose mats mixed with other mosses. The leaves are
crowded on the stems and are slenderly acuminate. The most obvious feature though are the large, tall papillae. There is only one papilla per cell.
The middle margin of the leaf appears to have "spikes" because of the tall papillae. Brood branches can commonly be seen in the leaf axils.
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Lindbergia brachyptera (100x photomicrograph), photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Myer Canyon, December 9, 2010
Lindbergia brachyptera, 4x macro showing brood branches clustered in leaf axils, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, August 3, 2012
Lindbergia brachyptera, 100x photomicrograph of leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Myer Canyon, December 9, 2010
Lindbergia brachyptera, 400x photomicrograph of leaf margin), photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Myer Canyon, December 9, 2010
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