Ulota Moss

Ulota obtusiuscula C. Mull. & Kindb.; Macoun,
Cat. Can. PI. 6: 82. 1892.
Very close to U. Bruchii, but differing consistently in the following particulars: leaves more generally very strongly papillose; costa roughened on the back near the apex by very large papillae; capsules never narrower at the mouth when old but rarely contracted under the mouth (as in specimens of Macoun 453 in the Farlow Herbarium), 1.5 mm. long exclusive of the long neck; peristome-teeth 0.36-0.48 mm. long, more cancellate above; segments lanceolate, reaching half the width of the teeth at the base, irregularly dentate on the edges by the projecting ridges of the articulations; spores maturing in July.
Type locality: On small maple trees along the Coquilla River near New Westminster Junction,
^^Distribution: On trees and shrubs; Washington, British Columbia, Alaska.