Status: Native
Synonyms:
Crossidium spatulaefolium Holzigner & E.B. Bartram
Crossidium aberrans is characterized by adaxial costal filaments that are usually 2-5 cells long and capped by a papillose, almost spherical terminal cell. C. aberrans usually has smooth distal laminal cells without papillae. The distal laminal cells are not thickened as in C. squamiferum. Crossidium aberrans is found at lower elevation commonly in dry areas near where there is at least some seasonal water flow.
We first photographed C. aberrans from several places in New Mexico outside of the Gila Region, and those photos can be found here.
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Crossidium aberrans, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, Grant Cty., Sycamore Canyon on cliff next to streambed, January 11, 2026
Crossidium aberrans, single stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, Grant Cty., Sycamore Canyon on cliff next to streambed, January 11, 2026
Crossidium aberrans, leaf with short filaments adaxial to costa, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, Grant Cty., Sycamore Canyon on cliff next to streambed, January 11, 2026
Crossidium aberrans, stem cross section with central strand, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, Grant Cty., Sycamore Canyon on cliff next to streambed, January 11, 2026
Crossidium aberrans, leaf cross section showing filaments adaxial to costa, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, Grant Cty., Sycamore Canyon on cliff next to streambed, January 11, 2026
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