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BRYACEAE

Heterogenous leaf cell morphology thougout leaf
Shoots less cylindric; leaves wider spreading gemmae rare
Substrate use various; capsules inclined to nodding

 

Leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, up to c. 3.5mm; leaf base with a group of inflated coloured cells at insertion point; leaf margins smooth to weakly toothed near apex

Ptychostomum

Leaves mostly obovate to spathulate, often exceeding 4mm; leaf base without inflated coloured cells; leaf margins usually distinctly toothed and rarely entire Rosulabryum
     
   
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