Schofieldia monticola

Capsule valves vertical Medium: 1.5 - 2.5 mm wide
Dorsal base decurrent
Shoot anisophyllous
Leaf margin entire
Leaves spreading
Cell walls evenly thin
Vitta absent
Perianth present
Perianth long emergent
Perigynium absent
Dioicous
Leaf bases not decurrent
Leaves closely imbricate
Underleaves absent
Trigones not thickened
No microphyllous branches
Shoots mainly ascending
Dark, olive green
Rhizoids scattered
Cuticle smooth
Perianth mouth dentate
Dark brown to blackish
Leaves succubous
Leaves angled to stem
Lobes triangular
Sinus acute
Rhizoids not prominent
Shoots mainly prostrate
Rhizoids colorless
Gemmae absent
Leaves secund
Perianth mouth narrow
Irregular branching
Divided < 0.5 leaf length
Leaves bilobed
Lobes symmetrical
Lobe tips acute
Oil-bodies absent
Perianth terete
Perianth trigonous
Corners not winged
Perianth mouth lobed
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