Anf nger Wiss. Seta 5-7 mm long, twisted below the capsule and often flexuous when dry, often recurved when wet. Calyptra 0.7 mm long, mostly shallowly lobed proximally. Campylostelium saxicola is wide-spread in the flora area but infrequently collected due to its inconspicuous nature. Its small delicate stature, smooth calyptra, and usually flexuous-curved seta distinguish it from Ptychomitrium .
Stems erect or repent.
Asexual reproduction rare, by uniseriate gemmae on branched axillary filaments. Capsule ovoid to cylindric, symmetric or slightly curved, smooth to wrinkled or ribbed when dry. Calyptra mitrate, more or less plicate, lobed proximally. Leaves coarsely serrate distally 2 2. Ptychomitrium gardneri 2.