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!Entosthodon bonplandii (Hook.) Mitt.

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 9/20/2009)

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Project Data (Last Modified On 8/14/2022)

Plant Category: Mosses

country distribution: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia

EcoRegions: Páramo, Puna, Open montane

elevation: 1000-1500, 1500-2000, 2000-2500, 2500-3000, 3000-3500, 3500-4000

substrate: soil, rocks

frequency: common

Notes (Last Modified On 8/14/2022)

Notes:

Ecology: Open montane to páramo and humid puna; in exposed, usually moist sites, on soil and rocks; rather common in montane pastures and bank slopes of trails and roadsides. Elevation: 1140-3690 m (Venezuela: 2000-2200 m, Colombia: 1545-3400 m, Ecuador: 3310-3690 m, Peru: 1500-2500 m, Bolivia: 1140-3550 m). Distribution: Mexico, West Indies, Venezuela to Bolivia, southeast Brazil and Uruguay.

Ecología: Montano abierto a páramo y puna; en sitios expuestos, usualmente húmedos, sobre suelo y rocas; más bien común en pastizales y taludes en borde de caminos y carreteras. Elevación: 1140-3690 m (Venezuela: 2000-2200 m, Colombia: 1545-3400 m, Ecuador: 3310-3690 m, Perú: 1500-2500 m, Bolivia: 1140-3550 m). Distribución: México, Indias Occidentales, Venezuela a Bolivia, sudeste de Brasil y Uruguay.

Entosthodon bonplandii is distinguished by the obovate to spanthulate leaves to ca. 2.5 mm, acute apex (sometimes cuspidate), often yellowish border of 1-3 cell rows, bluntly serrate distal margins, smooth setae ca. 10 mm, symmetric, erect capsules ca. 1.5 mm, reduced or often absent peristome and convex-plano opercula. Synonyms include Amphoritheca pseudo-marginata Hampe, A. undulata Hampe, Entosthodon faucium Herzog, E. lutescens (Hampe) Mitt, and E. trumpffii Müll. Hal. (Listed by Fife [1987] as a possible synonym).

Entosthodon bonplandii se distingue por tener las hojas obovadas a espatuladas hasta ca. 2.5 mm, ápices agudos (algunas veces cuspidados), a menudo borde amarillento de 1-3 filas de células, márgenes obtusamente serrados en la porción distal, seta lisa ca. 10 mm, simétrica, cápsulas erectas ca. 1.5 mm, peristoma reducido o a menudo ausente y opérculo convexo-plano.