Rhynchostegium serrulatum (Hedw.) Austin

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 : 474-475

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.31055/1851.2372.v59.n4.44697
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scientific name	Rhynchostegium serrulatum (Hedw.) Austin
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Treatment

19. Rhynchostegium serrulatum (Hedw.) Austin , Musci Appalach. 58. 1870.

This taxon is characterized by the presence of weakly complanate, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate leaves, scarcely differentiated between stem and branches; margin serrulate, apex acuminate and costa reaching ¾ of the lamina length ( Buck, 1998; Allen, 2018; Cottet & Messuti, 2019).

Distribution and habitat. Rhynchostegium serrulatum is distributed in western and eastern Canada, U.S. A, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean; and throughout western, northern, and southern South America including Argentina and Uruguay (Sharp et al., 1994; Buck, 1998; Fuertes & Marchessi, 2013; Allen, 2018; Cottet & Messuti, 2019). This species was first recorded in Argentina by Cottet and Messuti (2019) in Chubut. Its distribution range extends to northeast, in the Chaco Province.

Specimens examined. ARGENTINA. Prov. Chaco: Dpto. Primero de Mayo, Reserva Educativa Colonia Benítez (27º 19´06.02´´ S, 58º 56´58.27´´ W), cortícola en raíz, formando matas mixtas con Fissidens sp. , 14-IV-2014, Jimenez et al. 404a ( CTES) GoogleMaps .