Tortula stanfordensis Steere, Bryologist 54: 119, figs. 1-9. 1951; Hyophila stanfordensis (Steere) A. J. E. Smith & H. Whitehouse

Leaves broadly elliptic to obovate, flat and lax; distal margins with a 2-stratose border of elongate cells, distal laminal cells 10-14 µm. Sexual condition dioicous. Sporophytes unknown in region of flora.

Soil, among grasses, drainage ditches, fields; low to moderate elevations (100-300 m); Calif.; Mexico (Guerrero); Europe; Australia.

Since the description of Hennediella stanfordensis, this mundivagant species has engendered a flurry of publications on its human-oriented distribution, its discovery in Europe, and the taxonomic significance of the eperistomate sporophyte (e.g., D. G. Long 1979; A. J. E. Smith and H. L. K. Whitehouse 1974; Whitehouse 1975).