Status: Native
Synonyms:
Bryum androgynum Hedwig
Aulacomnium androgynum is a striking species. The gemmae stalks originating from the apices of stems and topped
with tight spherical clusters of football-shaped gemmae are usually visible with the naked eye. Under the microscope, the leaves are equally impressive with large teeth at the apex. The laminal cells each have a single, large, centrally located papilla. The stem is pentagonal in cross section. The leaves are rounded to the origins at the stem and the basal cells are not differentiated (unlike A. palustre, which is much more common in New Mexico). We found A. androgynum on lava rock after rappelling down into the entrance of a cave.
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Aulacomnium androgynum, dry appearance in packet, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of single stem with gemmae, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of single stem with gemmae, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of gemmae, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of single gemma, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of stem pentagonal in cross section, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of tall conical rounded papillae, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of laminal cells, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
Aulacomnium androgynum, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, photo Russ Kleinman, Laura Baumann, Kirsten Romig, Hunter Klein, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, El Malpais National Monument, May 23, 2019
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