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!Bryum pseudotriquetrum (Hedw.) G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 10/12/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 10/12/2009)

EcoRegions: Páramo, Puna, Montane Forest

elevation: 1000-1500, 1500-2000, 2000-2500, 2500-3000, 3000-3500, 3500-4000, 4000-4500, 4500-5000

substrate: soil, rocks, leaf litter / humus

frequency: infrequent

Notes (Last Modified On 10/12/2009)

Notes:

Ecology: Open montane to páramo and humid puna; mostly wet, seepy or boggy habitats, on soil, humus and rocks. Elevation: 1400-4900 m (Venezuela: 3400-4100 m, Colombia: 1400-3730 m, Ecuador: 2400-3820 m, Peru: 2000-4500 m, Bolivia: 2200-4900 m). Distribution: Widespread in the northern and southern temperate regions, in the tropics mostly in mountainous regions.

Bryum pseudotriquetrum is usually medium sized, leaves ± distant and equally spaced along the stem, ovate-short lanceolate (ca. 3-4 mm long), leaf base usually distinctly decurrent, margins strongly recurved to near apex and border by 2-3 rows of long, linear cells (often obscured by the recurved margins).

Specimens: VENEZUELA. Mérida: Griffin & López F. PV-750 (MO), Griffin et al. 1170 (MO). COLOMBIA. Boyacá: Cleef 7344 (COL, MO); Cundinamarca: see type of Bryum semi-marginatum. ECUADOR. Cotopaxi: Holm-Nielsen & Jeppesen 1144 (MO). BOLIVIA. Chuquisaca: Lozano et al. 2608 (HSB, MO); La Paz: Lewis 79-1921 (LPB, MO; det. H. Ochi).