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Rhytidium (Sullivant) Kindberg, Bih. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 6(19): 8. 1882.
Greek rhytis, wrinkle, in reference to the strongly rugose leaves
Hypnum sect. Rhytidium Sullivant
Stem leaves crowded, imbricate, erect, falcate-secund, obscurely plicate, strongly rugose, not or shortly decurrent; cells coarsely prorate distally. Branch leaves smaller, less falcate-secund, otherwise similar to stem leaves. Capsule oblong-ellipsoid to cylindric, arcuate, not plicate but constricted below the mouth when dry; operculum high-conic to short-rostrate.
Species 1: North America, Mexico, Central America (Guatemala), South America (Bolivia), Eurasia.
OTHER REFERENCES
Nishimura, N., M. Higuchi, T. Seki, and H. Ando. 1984. Delimitation and subdivision of the moss family Hypnaceae. J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 55: 227--234.
Lower Taxon
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