Rhizomnium glabrescens
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Rhizomnium glabrescens: Roundish leaves, smooth leaf margins and somewhat sparse stem rhizoids distinguish this common moss. Found growing on the ground, rotten logs or on lower trunks in a variety of coniferous forests.
Local Notes
References
Weblinks
- FNA page for Rhizomnium glabrescens common in coastal forests along the west coast, is small but distinctive. Male plants are characterized by rosettes of large leaves at the tops of the nearly naked stems. Small, scalelike leaves are present along the stem below the upper rosette. The stems of female and sterile stems have relatively large leaves. Sterile stems often arch, resembling those of Plagiomnium, but are always the same length or shorter than the fertile stems.
- PacNW Herbaria Records for Rhizomnium glabrescens
- Search Arctos Database for Rhizomnium glabrescens (Southeast only)
- Search Arctos Database for Rhizomnium glabrescens (entire database)
- Encyclopedia of Life search for Rhizomnium glabrescens
- iNaturalist Observations for Rhizomnium glabrescens in Southeast Alaska
Other References
Southeastern Alaska Distribution: Widespread.
Habitat: On rotting wood, organic soils in forests and in shaded places, on forest rocks, by streams, sometimes on trees or cliffs. From sea level to the subalpine.
Comments: Frequently with sporophytes.
Related Files
Worley's map of Rhizomnium glabrescens collections