Status: Native
Synonyms:
Skitophyllum fontanum Bachelot de la Pylaie
Octodiceras julianum var. ohioense Emig
Fissidens debilis Schwägrichen
Fissidens julianus (Savi) Schimper
Fissidens fontanus is the only true aquatic member of the genus found so far in New Mexico. It has leaves that alternate up the stems in one plane. The leaves are very long-- about 10 times as long as they are wide. The costa
does not extend to the leaf apex, but it can be difficult to discern exactly where it ends. The vaginant laminae are
shorter than in most Fissidens, ending only about 1/3 of the length of the leaf. The margin of the minor lamina is mostly free.
We found this specimen of Fissidens fontanus in the Gila National Forest in 2025! You can see our pix of
Ron Pursell's Canadian River collection of Fissidens fontanus here.
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Fissidens fontanus, Grant County, Gila National Forest, Cherry Creek, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, November 23, 2025
Fissidens fontanus, photomicrograph of leaf, Grant County, Gila National Forest, Cherry Creek, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, November 23, 2025
Fissidens fontanus, photomicrograph of leaf, Grant County, Gila National Forest, Cherry Creek, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, November 23, 2025
Fissidens fontanus, photomicrograph of leaf, Grant County, Gila National Forest, Cherry Creek, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, November 23, 2025
Fissidens fontanus, photomicrograph of leaf, Grant County, Gila National Forest, Cherry Creek, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, November 23, 2025
Fissidens fontanus, photomicrograph of leaf base, Grant County, Gila National Forest, Cherry Creek, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, November 23, 2025
Fissidens fontanus, photomicrograph of leaf apex, Grant County, Gila National Forest, Cherry Creek, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, November 23, 2025
Fissidens fontanus, photomicrograph of cells at mid-leaf, Grant County, Gila National Forest, Cherry Creek, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach & Karen Blisard, November 23, 2025
Fissidens fontanus, underwater habitat shot with Olympus TG-6, Grant County, Gila National Forest, Cherry Creek, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, December 17, 2025
Fissidens fontanus, underwater habitat shot with Olympus TG-6, Grant County, Gila National Forest, Cherry Creek, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, December 17, 2025
Fissidens fontanus, underwater habitat shot with Olympus TG-6, Grant County, Gila National Forest, Cherry Creek, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, December 17, 2025
Fissidens fontanus, underwater habitat shot with Olympus TG-6, Grant County, Gila National Forest, Cherry Creek, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, December 17, 2025
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