Status: Native
Synonyms:
Barbula ferruginea Schimp. ex Besch.
Didymodon ferrugineus (Schimp. ex Besch.) M.O. Hill
Triquetrella ferruginea (Schimp. ex Besch.) Thér.
Geheebia ferruginea is a tall and beautiful species, usually about an inch tall and
red brown. The leaves are keeled and have entire margins. There are no gemmae. The leaves
are slightly curving and erect when dry, but recurved when moistened. Geheebia ferruginea is
most common on the east and west coasts, with just a few collections in the center of the U.S.
Many thanks to the University of Colorado Herbarium, Erin Tripp, and Dina Clark for permitting us
to photograph this specimen.
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Geheebia ferruginea, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, macro of dry stems, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of dry stems, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of dry stems, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of dry stems, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of moistened stem, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of keeled leaf, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of leaf, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of leaf apex, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of leaf base, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of cells at mid leaf-- note elongate cells on adaxial costa, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of proximal leaf cross section, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of mid leaf cross section, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of somewhat distal leaf cross section, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
Geheebia ferruginea, photomicrograph of distal leaf cross section, collection by I. Holz, identification by I. Holz and B. Allen, Central America, Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Interamerikana Hwy between Cartago and San Isidro C. de a Muerte, Paramo Buena Vista, on stones at rivulet, January 20, 2000; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 10, 2023
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