Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Brideliella wahlenbergii (Brid.) Fedosov, M. Stech & Ignatov

Family: Dicranaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Oncophorus wahlenbergii Bridel
Too many others to list here

Brideliella wahlenbergii was split from Oncophorus virens and shares many characteristics with that species. Brideliella wahlenbergii has a much more abrupt transition from leaf base to limb and is very sheathing. The plants are contorted when dry and the leaves have plane margins.

We appreciate the University of Colorado Herbarium (COLO), Erin Tripp & Dina Clark for permitting us to photograph this specimen!

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Brideliella wahlenbergii, collection and ID by Holmes Rolston, III, Colorado, Larimer County, Nunn Creek, Bald Mtn. Trail on rock, June 30, 1980 (verified F.J. Hermann, 1980); photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson and Ron Wittmann, January 19, 2023



Brideliella wahlenbergii, photomicrograph of stems and leaves, collection and ID by Holmes Rolston, III, Colorado, Larimer County, Nunn Creek, Bald Mtn. Trail on rock, June 30, 1980 (verified F.J. Hermann, 1980); photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson and Ron Wittmann, January 19, 2023



Brideliella wahlenbergii, photomicrograph of reproductive stem, collection and ID by Holmes Rolston, III, Colorado, Larimer County, Nunn Creek, Bald Mtn. Trail on rock, June 30, 1980 (verified F.J. Hermann, 1980); photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson and Ron Wittmann, January 19, 2023



Brideliella wahlenbergii, photomicrograph of leaf, collection and ID by Holmes Rolston, III, Colorado, Larimer County, Nunn Creek, Bald Mtn. Trail on rock, June 30, 1980 (verified F.J. Hermann, 1980); photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson and Ron Wittmann, January 19, 2023



Brideliella wahlenbergii, photomicrograph of leaf apex, collection and ID by Holmes Rolston, III, Colorado, Larimer County, Nunn Creek, Bald Mtn. Trail on rock, June 30, 1980 (verified F.J. Hermann, 1980); photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson and Ron Wittmann, January 19, 2023



Brideliella wahlenbergii, photomicrograph of leaf base, collection and ID by Holmes Rolston, III, Colorado, Larimer County, Nunn Creek, Bald Mtn. Trail on rock, June 30, 1980 (verified F.J. Hermann, 1980); photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson and Ron Wittmann, January 19, 2023



Brideliella wahlenbergii, photomicrograph of lamina, collection and ID by Holmes Rolston, III, Colorado, Larimer County, Nunn Creek, Bald Mtn. Trail on rock, June 30, 1980 (verified F.J. Hermann, 1980); photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson and Ron Wittmann, January 19, 2023



Brideliella wahlenbergii, photomicrograph of capsule, collection and ID by Holmes Rolston, III, Colorado, Larimer County, Nunn Creek, Bald Mtn. Trail on rock, June 30, 1980 (verified F.J. Hermann, 1980); photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson and Ron Wittmann, January 19, 2023



Brideliella wahlenbergii, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, collection and ID by Holmes Rolston, III, Colorado, Larimer County, Nunn Creek, Bald Mtn. Trail on rock, June 30, 1980 (verified F.J. Hermann, 1980); photos by Russ Kleinman, Kelly Allred, Karen Blisard, Stacey Anderson and Ron Wittmann, January 19, 2023


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