Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Barbula unguiculata is a short moss with twisted lime green leaves when dry. When moistened, the leaves are spreading and oblong. The most obvious microscopic landmark is a sharp mucro from a frequently rounded or obtuse apex. The cells of the upper portion of the leaf are densely papillose. The leaves are narrowly recurved in the proximal part of the leaf. There are no gemmae. The costa cross section shows a strong abaxial stereid band with weak or absent adaxial stereids. Hydroids are present. The cells walls of the lamina are yellow in KOH.
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Barbula unguiculata, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, July 28, 2011
Barbula unguiculata, 3x macro dry, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, July 28, 2011
Barbula unguiculata, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, July 28, 2011
Barbula unguiculata, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, July 28, 2011
Barbula unguiculata, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, July 28, 2011
Barbula unguiculata, 100x photomicrograph of lateral leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, July 28, 2011
Barbula unguiculata, 400x photomicrograph of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, July 28, 2011
Barbula unguiculata, 400x photomicrograph of cross section of costa, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, October 18, 2011
Barbula unguiculata, photomicrograph of lamina in KOH (yellow), photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Grant County, Boston Hill, Cheyenne entrance, January 3, 2025
Barbula unguiculata, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Grant County, Boston Hill, Cheyenne entrance, January 3, 2025
Barbula unguiculata, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Grant County, Boston Hill, Cheyenne entrance, January 3, 2025
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