Status: Native
Synonyms:
Campylopus schimperi var. flagellifer C.E.O. Jensen
Campylopus schimperi f. propagulifer J.J. Amann
In Campylopus, the hyaline cells are grouped adaxially and
their is an abaxial stereid band below. As in Paraleucobryum, the costa takes up a large proportion
of the width of the leaf, up to 2/3 of the width in Campylopus. In C. schimperi the distal
laminal cells are about 4:1 length to width, longer than in C. talluensis which is also found in
New Mexico. In addition, Campylopus schimperi has obvious propagula in the form of the distal stem tips
breaking off and lying on the top of the clumps, similar to what occurs in the far more common Dicranum
montanum.
No specimens of Campylopus schimperi have yet been documented from New Mexico. The species is
apparently quite common in southern Colorado. Ron Wittman, bryologist extraordinaire, is certain he has seen Campylopus schimperi
in northern New Mexico, so it is included here in anticipation of finding it soon!
We are grateful to the University of Colorado Herbarium (COLO), Erin Tripp, and Dina Clark for permitting us
to photograph this specimen!
Please click on an image for a larger file.
Campylopus schimperi, collection and ID by Wittman, Weber & Lehr, Colorado, Boulder County, University of Colorado field station, Indian Peaks, Niwot Ridge, 10,100 feet elevation, July 15, 2005; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Kelly Allred, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittman, January 18, 2023
Campylopus schimperi, closeup of habit, collection and ID by Wittman, Weber & Lehr, Colorado, Boulder County, University of Colorado field station, Indian Peaks, Niwot Ridge, 10,100 feet elevation, July 15, 2005; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Kelly Allred, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittman, January 18, 2023
Campylopus schimperi, closeup of propagule, collection and ID by Wittman, Weber & Lehr, Colorado, Boulder County, University of Colorado field station, Indian Peaks, Niwot Ridge, 10,100 feet elevation, July 15, 2005; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Kelly Allred, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittman, January 18, 2023
Campylopus schimperi, photomicrograph of leaf, collection and ID by Wittman, Weber & Lehr, Colorado, Boulder County, University of Colorado field station, Indian Peaks, Niwot Ridge, 10,100 feet elevation, July 15, 2005; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Kelly Allred, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittman, January 18, 2023
Campylopus schimperi, photomicrograph of leaf, collection and ID by Wittman, Weber & Lehr, Colorado, Boulder County, University of Colorado field station, Indian Peaks, Niwot Ridge, 10,100 feet elevation, July 15, 2005; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Kelly Allred, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittman, January 18, 2023
Campylopus schimperi, photomicrograph of leaf apex, collection and ID by Wittman, Weber & Lehr, Colorado, Boulder County, University of Colorado field station, Indian Peaks, Niwot Ridge, 10,100 feet elevation, July 15, 2005; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Kelly Allred, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittman, January 18, 2023
Campylopus schimperi, photomicrograph of leaf base, collection and ID by Wittman, Weber & Lehr, Colorado, Boulder County, University of Colorado field station, Indian Peaks, Niwot Ridge, 10,100 feet elevation, July 15, 2005; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Kelly Allred, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittman, January 18, 2023
Campylopus schimperi, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, collection and ID by Wittman, Weber & Lehr, Colorado, Boulder County, University of Colorado field station, Indian Peaks, Niwot Ridge, 10,100 feet elevation, July 15, 2005; photos by Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Kelly Allred, Stacey Anderson & Ron Wittman, January 18, 2023
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