Homalia sharpii R. S. Williams, Bryologist 34: 20, plate 2. 1931

Plants less than 3 cm. Stems with flagelliform branches absent. Stem and branch leaves0.5-1.5(-2) mm; basal laminal cells 20-27 × 9 µm; distal medial cells irregularly rhombic, 10 × 10 µm; apical cells rounded-quadrate to short-oblong, 6-9 × 6 µm; basal marginal cells short-rhomboidal to fusiform-elongate, 9 × 8 µm, walls slightly pitted. Perichaetial inner leaves with base sheathing, margins entire to crenulate proximally, serrulate, apex obtuse, basal laminal cells rectangular, apical cells quadrate to rhombic.

Shaded calcareous rock, cliffs or soil, hardwood-pine forests; moderate elevations (200-500 m); Ala., Mo., Tenn., Va.; s Mexico; Asia (China, India, Japan).