Pseudocrossidium arenicola (Dusén) M.J. Cano

Jimenez, Soledad, 2024, Novedades para la flora de briófitos de la provincia de Chaco, norte de Argentina, Boletin de la Sociedad Argentina de Botanica 59 (4), pp. 465-480 : 474

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.31055/1851.2372.v59.n4.44697
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scientific name	Pseudocrossidium arenicola (Dusén) M.J. Cano
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18. Pseudocrossidium arenicola (Dusén) M.J. Cano , Nova Hedwigia 102: 101. 2016.

Pseudocrossidium arenicola is characterized by the presence of a single stereid band in the transverse section of the leaf, and the costa extended as an awn ( Cano et al., 2016).

Distribution and habitat. It is a South American species registered from Bolivia to Argentina. In Argentina, it has been recorded in Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chubut, Jujuy, Salta, Santiago del Estero, and Tucumán ( Cano et al., 2016; Jimenez et al., 2020). This taxon is often found growing in extensive turfs on soil ( Jimenez et al., 2020).

Specimens examined. ARGENTINA. Prov. Chaco: Dpto. General Güemes, Miraflores, Ea. Catalina (25° 26´49.08´´ S, 61° 32´36.29´´ W), terrícola, formando amplios montículos al costado del camino, abundante y sombrío, 19-VII-2022, Jimenez et al. 686a ( CTES) GoogleMaps .