Key to Species: 8
1b hair points not dentate >2b high, conical papillae lacking > 5a leaves muticous > 6b pellucid basal marginal border lacking >
Bucklandiella pacifica ; Hunter Creek, Curry Co., Oregon. DHW m0021.
8a Alar cells thick walled, weakly porose-nodose, quadrate to short rectangular, yellowish brown to orange, usually distinctly auriculate (caution: auricles easily overlooked because they are often torn and left on the stem when leaves are detached); in section the leaf surface walls are evenly smooth or rounded and thickened over the vertical walls; uncommon; from stream side rocks to dry, rocky hillsides; on rock or soil
Bucklandiella pacifica (Irel. & Spence) Bednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra
Codriophorus acicularis - Idaho County, Idaho. DHW 802
8b Alar cells weakly differentiated, few, often thin walled, not or rarely auriculate; leaf cells in section strongly thickened over the vertical walls, giving each cross wall a "dumbell" appearance, and with a distinct notch or thin spot over the lumens
Couplet 9
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