Specimen 7

Name: Aloina rigida

Common name:
Family: Plagiotheciaceae
Collection Date: september 13, 2011
Habitat: Found growing on rocks neither too moist or dry.
Location:South Cagrin Resservation
Description: A small moss growing on rocks . Area not as moist or
Collector: Ken Belter
Key Used: Conard, H.S. and P.L. Redfearn, Jr. 1979. How to Know the Mosses and Liverworts 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, Boston, Mass
Keying Steps: Some of the key steps here have been abbreviated or only highlight certain aspects of the description. Some of the shorter ones like plants not as above will appear as in the book.

Start of Key page 19
1a. Plants with Stems and Leaves; leaves equally spaced around the stem or, if in two opposite rows, leaf cells elongate or isodiametric and rhizoids multi cellular...2
2 plants not as above...3
3b. plants not as above...page 28
Page 28
1b...Green,brown,or blackish plants;...3
3b.leaves inserted in three or more rows...7
7b.plants with a peristome of more than 4 teeth or peristome absent...8
8b.Leaves well developed an persistent...9
9b.Capsule and leaves not as above...10
10b.Plants with or without distinct stem...17
17b.Plants minute to large;...20
20a. Leaves with filiform green photosynthetic out growths...21
21a. leaves with filiform green photosynthetic outgroths...22
22b. Filaments from the upper surface of the leaf...pg 101 Aloina

page 101 Aloina
Aloina rigida
From Conrard and Redfearn " Plants minute, less than 3mm tall, single or in clusters, on calcareous soil and rocks in dry disturbed habitats, Biritish Columbia, Alberta, California, New Mexico, Iowa" (1979)
links
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALRI2
http://www.andrewspink.nl/mosses/thumbnails.htm