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Racomitrium canescens - near Howard Prairie Reservoir, Jackson Co, Oregon. DHW m0421.


3a Costa forked in many leaves, generally with a blunt end in a shallow trough in the upper part of leaf, above this trough the leaf margins narrowing abruptly to the tip; rare in western Oregon, more common in eastern Oregon
Racomitrium canescens (Hedw.) Brid.


Racomitrium elongatum - Irwin Rocks, Douglas Co., Oregon. DHW 7868a.


3b Costa not forked, generally tapering to tip shortly below the hair point; the leaf sharply keeled throughout and with a narrowly tapering tip
Couplet 4


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Guide to Racomitrium of Oregon
Created 2007 Northwest Botanical Institute