Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Braunia secunda, like B. andreuxii, has multipapillose subquadrate cells at the tip and mid-lamina, while the center of the base is composed of elongate smooth cells. The alar cells are subquadrate. There is no costa. The apex is not hyaline as it is in Hedwigia. B. secunda has
a more lanceolate and less squat/broad shape to the leaf and its apex is more elongate. The distal leaf cells of B. secunda are more sinuose than those of B. andreuxii. Both species can have reduced branches called "stoloniform" or "flagelliform" branches. Both species are found at middle elevations in the Gila.
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Braunia secunda, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, August 24, 2025
Braunia secunda, dry stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, August 24, 2025
Braunia secunda, moistened stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, August 24, 2025
Braunia secunda, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, August 24, 2025
Braunia secunda, photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, August 24, 2025
Braunia secunda, photomicrograph of leaf mid leaf cells, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, August 24, 2025
Braunia secunda, photomicrograph of leaf mid leaf cells, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, & Karen Blisard, Black Range, North Percha Creek, August 24, 2025
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