Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Rhodobryum ontariense is a large moss for the genus with leaves that are 4-10mm long. They are oblanceolate with a toothed apex and rectangular cells at the base. The lamina is one stratose with recurved margins. The structure of the costa separates R. ontariense from Roellia roellii, a very similar moss which has yet to be found in New Mexico. Rhodobryum ontariense is found in upper elevation moist meadows.
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Rhodobryum ontariense, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Rhodobryum ontariense, leaf against millimeter ruler, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Rhodobryum ontariense, 20x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Rhodobryum ontariense, 100x photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Rhodobryum ontariense, 100x photomicrograph of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Rhodobryum ontariense, 400x photomicrograph of cells at midleaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
Rhodobryum ontariense, 400x photomicrograph of leaf cross section showing costa, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, April 30, 2011
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