Glacial Kiaeria Moss (Kiaeria glacialis)
Description
A handsome moss, forming yellow-green cushions or patches to 12 cm deep. The leaves are up to 8 mm long, erect and wavy, often point in one direction at the tip when moist, and are little altered when dry. The narrowly spearhead-shaped leaves taper gradually to a long tip which may be slightly toothed, and the cells in the basal corners form a distinct, brown group. Capsules are not common and are cylindrical, curved, swollen at the base (see drawing on p. 373), and borne on a long seta.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Bryophyta
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Class: Bryopsida
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Order: Dicranales
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Family: Dicranaceae
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Genus: Kiaeria
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