Barbula unguiculata Hedw.
![Barbula unguiculata, habit with capsule, moist. Drawn from J.T. Linzey 621, CHR 568278. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVD]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVD/SysPortalThumb)
![Barbula unguiculata, capsule with peristome. Drawn from J.T. Linzey 621, CHR 568278. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVE]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVE/SysPortalThumb)
![Barbula unguiculata, leaf cross-sections. Drawn from J.E. Beever 77-72b, AK 289736. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVF]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVF/SysPortalThumb)
![Barbula unguiculata, stem leaves. Drawn from J.E. Beever 77-72b, AK 289736. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVG]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVG/SysPortalThumb)
![Barbula unguiculata, leaf apex, adaxial view. Drawn from J.E. Beever 77-72b, AK 289736. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVH]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVH/SysPortalThumb)
![Barbula unguiculata, lower laminal cells at transition to mid lamina, margin on right. Drawn from J.E. Beever 77-72b, AK 289736. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVI]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVI/SysPortalThumb)
![Barbula unguiculata, stem cross-section. Drawn from J.E. Beever 77-72b, AK 289736. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVJ]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVJ/SysPortalThumb)
![Barbula unguiculata, habit with capsule, moist. Drawn from J.T. Linzey 621, CHR 568278. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVD]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVD/SysPortalPreview)
![Barbula unguiculata, capsule with peristome. Drawn from J.T. Linzey 621, CHR 568278. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVE]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVE/SysPortalPreview)
![Barbula unguiculata, leaf cross-sections. Drawn from J.E. Beever 77-72b, AK 289736. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVF]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVF/SysPortalPreview)
![Barbula unguiculata, stem leaves. Drawn from J.E. Beever 77-72b, AK 289736. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVG]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVG/SysPortalPreview)
![Barbula unguiculata, leaf apex, adaxial view. Drawn from J.E. Beever 77-72b, AK 289736. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVH]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVH/SysPortalPreview)
![Barbula unguiculata, lower laminal cells at transition to mid lamina, margin on right. Drawn from J.E. Beever 77-72b, AK 289736. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVI]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVI/SysPortalPreview)
![Barbula unguiculata, stem cross-section. Drawn from J.E. Beever 77-72b, AK 289736. Creator: R.D. Seppelt. © R.D.Seppelt. [Image: 4RVJ]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/4RVJ/SysPortalPreview)
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Barbula unguiculata Hedw., Sp. Musc. Frond. 118 (1801)
Barbula unguiculata Hedw.
Biostatus
Nomenclature
Hedw.
Hedw.
1801
118
ICN
Barbula unguiculata Hedw.
species
Barbula unguiculata
The epithet unguiculata, meaning 'clawed', refers to the shortly excurrent costa, which is sometimes recurved and, in the words of Crum & Anderson (1981), "by a stretch of the imagination could be called clawlike".
Synonyms
Taxonomic concepts
Barbula pseudopilifera var. obscura (Dixon) Sainsbury
Barbula unguiculata Hedw.
Barbula unguiculata Hedw.
Barbula unguiculata Hedw.
Barbula unguiculata Hedw.
Pseudocrossidium crinitum var. obscurum (Dixon) B.H.Macmill. & Fife
Barbula unguiculata Hedw.
Tortula flavinervis var. obscura Dixon
Barbula unguiculata Hedw.
Collections
Notes
typification
Type: Europe. Not seen.
Etymology
The epithet unguiculata, meaning 'clawed', refers to the shortly excurrent costa, which is sometimes recurved and, in the words of Crum & Anderson (1981), "by a stretch of the imagination could be called clawlike".
Metadata
14404b44-16d2-4c06-9c4f-79c261c016dd
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
12 December 2023
