l. ovate, concave, sharply curved to a roughly toothed point, which ends
in a double hook in the younger ones, nerved half way, margins recurved;
caps. roundish elliptical drooping; lid with an oblique beak.
Rocks and trees. IV.
75. LEPTODON. BRID.
409. L. SMITHII. Brid. St. 1–3in. creeping, branches pinnate or
bipinnate; l. ovate, rounded and obtuse at apex, entire, margin recurved
below, nerved more than half way; per. l. erect ovate-subulate; caps.
elliptical horizontal on a short curved seta; lid with an oblique beak.
Trees. Devon, &c. IV.
76. ANOMODON. H. & T.
410. A. VITICULOSUS. H. & T. St. 1–2in. from a creeping rhizome rigid;
l. more or less secund or spreading from an ovate base lingulate or
subulate, obtuse, entire, nerve pellucid, almost reaching apex; caps.
almost cylindrical erect, on a yellowish seta; lid large conical
rostrate.
Shady limestone rocks, trees. XI.
411. A. ATTENUATUS. Hueb. (_Hypnum_, Schreb. _Leskea_, Hedwig.) St.
1–2in. procumbent with incurved branches; l. imbricate, sometimes
secund, ovate-lanceolate from a narrow base, acute, scarcely nerved to
apex; per. l. narrower nerveless; areolæ minute opaque; caps.
cylindrical erect; lid conical, with an oblique beak: dioicous.
Damp rocks and rotten tree trunks. Den of Airlie, Forfarshire
(Fergusson), 1868.
412. A. LONGIFOLIUS. Hartm. Rhizomes slenderer than No. 410, branches
sub-fasciculate; l. somewhat secund, from an ovate base lanceolate
tapering, very acute, nerved to apex; caps. ovate-oblong on a short
seta; lid large conical rostellate.
Scotch mountains; fr. not found in Britain. Autumn.
77. HABRODON. SCHP.
413. H. NOTARISII. Schpr. (_Pterogonium perpusillum_, De Not.) St.
creeping, irregularly branched; l. spreading squarrose opaque, imbricate
and shining when dry, from an ovate base longly acuminate, nerveless,
entire; per. l. internal with erose margins; caps. oval-oblong erect,
slightly striate, and contracted at mouth when dry; lid conical erose.
[Supp. Bry. Eur. fasc. III. IV.]
Trunks of elm and white thorn. Spring.
Windermere and Devon (J. Nowell); Killin, Perthshire (A. McKinlay),
July, 1865; Ben Lawers (Hunt).
78. PTEROGONIUM. SWARTZ.
414. PT. FILIFORME. Hedw. St. creeping, with incurved fasciculate
branches; l. imbricate or secund, elliptical, concave, papillose at
back, serrulate at pointed apex, margin recurved; nerved half way, or
shortly two-nerved at base; caps. elliptical erect; lid conical,
obliquely rostrate.
Mountainous rocks and tree trunks. S. I. Spring.
415. PT. GRACILE. Sw. Rhizome creeping, with arcuate stems, and incurved
fasciculate branches; l. spreading, (appressed when dry) ovate, concave,
acute, serrate near apex, margin not recurved, slightly two-nerved at
base; caps. oblong, longer and thicker than last; lid conical, shorter,
not rostrate.
Shady sub-alpine rocks and walls, and trees. XI.
79. ISOTHECIUM. BRID.
416. I. MYURUM. Dill. St. 1–2in. from a creeping stoloniferous rhizome,
with fasciculate branches; l. elliptical concave, not tapering but
serrulate at apex, nerved half way, singly or forked; per. l. erect;
caps. ovate, erect, with a long rostrate lid: dioicous.
Trees and rocks. X.
80. CLIMACIUM. W. & M.
417. C. DENDROIDES. W. & M. St. 1–3in. erect, with long spreading
branches; l. ovate-lanceolate, serrulate at apex: st. l. acute, br. l.
obtuse, nerved nearly to apex; per. l. nerveless, entire; caps. erect
ovate-oblong, with a pointed beak.
Boggy places. X.–I.
81. CYLINDROTHECIUM. BRY. EUR.
418. C. MONTAGNEI. Bry. Eur. Müller. St. 1–2in., branches pinnate,
recurved, cuspidate; l. elliptical acute entire, rather obtuse, faintly
two-nerved at base, margin recurved below; marginal basal cells large
and pellucid; caps. cylindrical, erect, on a long seta, and with a blunt
lid: dioicous.
Limestone hills. S. E. Autumn.
82. LESKEA. HED.
A. L. not striate.
_a._ l. nerveless, or faintly two-nerved.
419. L. MONILIFORMIS. Wahl. St. ½in. slender tufted, branched; l.
imbricate, nearly round, obtuse, very concave, nerveless, denticulate at
base; per. l. ovate-lanceolate; caps. almost erect, small, oval-oblong,
with a short beak.
Alpine rocks. E. S. I. Summer.
420. L. APICULATA. Hueb. [_Myurella._] Loosely cæspitose, soft and
fragile; l. loosely imbricate or patent, ovate, very concave, often with
a recurved apiculus, opaque; perist. pale, small. [Bryol. Eur., v. t.
560.]
Moist rocky ground. Ben Lawers. Summer.
421. L. MICANS. Wils. [_Hypnum._ Bry. Brit. 402.] St. prostrate, very
slender, filiform, branched; l. almost orbicular, concave, apiculate,
serrulate, sometimes faintly two-nerved at base; fruit not known.
Shady rocks. S. of Ireland.
422. L. POLYANTHA. Hedw. Stem short creeping, branched; branches
incurved above; l. crowded sub-secund, ovate-acuminate, suddenly
apiculate, with apiculus sometimes slightly serrulate, nerveless; caps.
elliptic-oblong erect, broader below, with a conical bluntish lid and
long calyptra: monoicous.
Trees. E. S. W. VII. VIII.
_b._ l. nerved.
423. L. PULVINATA. Wahl. St. ½in. procumbent, slenderly branched; l.
imbricate elliptic-ovate, narrowed below, concave entire, nerved half
way, or two-nerved at base; areolæ large, almost hexagonal; per. l.
nerveless; caps. almost erect, oval-oblong; lid conical pointed, falling
early: monoicous.
Roots of trees near rivers, &c. V. VI.
424. L. POLYCARPA. Ehr. St. longer, densely tufted; almost pinnately
branched; l. imbricate, sub-secund, ovate, tapering, stoutly nerved
nearly to apex, margin entire, reflexed below; per. l. erect, striate;
caps. cylindrical, erect, lid conical acute: monoicous.
Roots of trees. V. VI.
var. β. _paludosa_, generally more lax; caps. longer.
B. L. striate.
425. L. SERICEA. Dill. St. 1in. or more, creeping, branched; branches
erect, curved; l. imbricate, sub-secund, lanceolate, long tapering,
scarcely nerved to apex; areolæ very narrow; caps. almost erect,
cylindrical, tapering above, on a rough seta; lid conical, obliquely
beaked: dioicous.
Walls, rocks, and trunks of trees. XI.–III.
426. L. RUFESCENS. Hall. St. 1–3in. erect, branched, with reddish brown
foliage; l. imbricate, almost erect, lanceolate, long tapering, often
almost piliferous, nerveless, margins plane; caps. generally erect
cylindrical, on a long smooth seta; lid shortly conical: dioicous.
Moist shady alpine rocks. S. X.
427. L. SUBRUFA. Wils. St. about 1in. or less, erect, branched; foliage,
young green, older brownish; l. almost erect, sub-secund, lanceolate,
long tapering, nerveless, entire; caps. ovate, tapering below, almost
erect; lid conical pointed; dioicous. Fruit not found in Britain.
Sub-alpine rocks. Summer.
83. HYPNUM. DILL.
_Sub-genus_ I. THUYIDIUM. St. erect, pinnate or bipinnate, with numerous
branched villi; l. densely papillose on the back; nerve single.
_a._ St. simply pinnate.
428. H. (THUYIDIUM.) ABIETINUM. Dill. St. 2–4in. rigid, reddish, not
always erect; br. slightly drooping crowded; l. imbricate,
erecto-patent, more or less secund; st. l. ovate or cordate acuminate,
serrulate near apex, plicate; br. l. narrower, less plicate; all
papillose on back and keel, nerved nearly to apex; areolæ dot-like;
caps. oblong-cylindrical, arcuate, cernuous; lid conical: dioicous.
Alpine rocks, chalk hills, &c. Spring.
429. H. (THUYIDIUM) BLANDOVII. W. & M. St. 3in. erect, flexible; br.
slender, spreading; l. loosely imbricate, erect from a spreading base,
broadly ovate or sub-cordate, acute, narrowed at base almost to a
pedicel, keeled, serrulate, not papillose on keel, thinly nerved nearly
to apex, margin recurved: areolæ larger, sub-hexagonal; caps. oblong,
curved, cernuous; lid conical, with a blunt point: monoicous.
Bogs, rare. V.
430. H. (THUYIDIUM) DECIPIENS. De Not. (_H. rigidulum._ Ferg.) St.
2–4in. rigid, villous, with short attenuate branches; st. l. distant,
sub-squarrose, deltoid-ovate, suddenly acuminate auricled, concave
serrate, papillose on both sides, sometimes secund above; br. l.
smaller, crowded, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, spreading or secund, nerved
half way or more; areolæ large hexagonal and pellucid at base, above
oval-elongate confused (Fergusson).
Springs and streams. Ben Lawers (Dr. Stirton), 1866; Clova, 2800 ft.
(Fergusson), 1868; Auchinblae, 800 ft. (Sim and Fergusson); Glas Mheal,
Perthshire, 2500 ft. (G. E. Hunt). All barren.
_b._ St. bi- or tri-pinnate: dioicous.
431. H. (THUYIDIUM) DELICATULUM. L. St. elongate, erect or procumbent,
bipinnate; br. drooping, often rooting at apex; l. broadly cordate or
ovate-acuminate, sub-striate, papillose or muricate on back and keel,
nerved nearly to apex, which is finely serrulate; caps. sub-cylindrical
curved, cernuous, pale brown, lid large conical, not rostrate.
Limestone and chalk rocks, &c. VII. VIII.
432. H. (THUYIDIUM) TAMARISCINUM. Hedw. St. elongate, arched,
procumbent, interruptedly tri-pinnate; br. not rooting; st. l. cordate
acuminate, plicate; br. l. ovate, obtuse; all papillose at back, but not
so much so as last; serrulate near and nerved almost to apex; caps.
oblong-cylindrical, curved, cernuous, purplish red; lid large conical,
with a long beak.
Woods and banks, frequent. XI.
_Sub-genus_ II. PTYCHODIUM. Branches sub-pinnate; l. patent and secund,
often deeply sulcate, thinly nerved to apex; areolæ shortly linear,
quadrate at the angles; caps. cernuous, horizontal, ovate; per. teeth
dense and narrow, lamellose, cilia rudimentary.
433. H. (PTYCHODIUM) PLICATUM. Schl. St. creeping, tomentous; branches
ascending incurved; l. ovate, imbricate, pointed, margin recurved; per.
l. twice as large; caps. ovate-oblong, small, on a half-inch reddish
seta: dioicous.
Alpine rocks. S. IV. (?)
_Sub-genus_ III. CAMPTOTHECIUM. Stems trailing in part, sub-erect,
branched; l. silky, striate, thinly nerved, areolæ narrowly linear;
caps. cernuous, on a smooth or rough incurved seta; lid shortly rostrate
or conical; internal perist. with long cilia.
434. H. (CAMPTOTHECIUM) LUTESCENS. Dill. St. about 3in. irregularly
branched, sometimes pinnate; l. narrowly lanceolate, tapering to a long
point, entire, nerved nearly to apex; caps. oblong arcuate, on a rough
seta; lid conical, beaked: monoicous.
Rocks and woods (limestone and sandstone). IV.
435. H. (CAMPTOTHECIUM) NITENS. Dill. St. 2–4in. erect, almost pinnate,
radiculose; branches short spreading; l. erecto-patent, lanceolate, long
tapering, acute, not nerved to apex, entire, margin recurved; caps,
arcuate oblong, on a long smooth seta; lid conical: dioicous.
Bogs. E. S. IV. V.
_Sub-genus_ IV. BRACHYTHECIUM. Plants upright or prone, irregularly
branched; l. silky, patent or sub-secund, more or less decurrent, thinly
nerved, striate; areolæ narrowly hexagono-rhomboid, generally quadrate
at basal angles; caps. ovate, sub-globose, or oblong, often turgid, lid
conical.
_a._ Seta smooth.
436. H. (BRACHYTHECIUM) MILDEANUM. Schp. St. ½ to 1in. erect branched;
l. sub-erect, long lanceolate, gradually tapering from a broadish base
into a long slender point, almost piliferous, plicate when dry, margins
plane, thinly nerved more than half way; areolæ long and narrow, broader
at base and quadrate at basal angles; caps. obovate-oblong or
unsymmetrical, much curved cernuous, constricted at mouth when dry, on a
red twisted seta; lid conical, tapering to a blunt apex, tipped with an
apiculus.
Sands. Southport, Fifeshire, Dublin, Cornwall. X. XI.
437. H. (BRACHYTHECIUM) SALEBROSUM. Hoffm. St. 1–2in. procumbent
sub-pinnate; l. shortly ovate-acuminate, serrulate, only slightly
striate, nerved more than half way; caps. ovate cernuous curved, lid
conical, scarcely beaked: monoicous.
Trees. XI.
Near Kirkham Abbey, Yorks. (R. Spruce); Sussex (Mitten).
438. H. (BRACHYTHECIUM) GLAREOSUM. Bruch. St. about 2in. sub-procumbent,
branches sometimes sub-pinnate; l. erecto-patent from an ovate base,
gradually tapering into a long slender, sometimes twisted, sub-serrulate
apex, margin reflexed below; caps. ovate-oblong, cernuous arcuate; lid
conical, with a distinct beak: dioicous.
Woods and shady banks. XI.
439. H. (BRACHYTHECIUM) ALBICANS. Dill. St. about 2in. upright; l.
spreading, appressed when dry, ovate-acuminate, concave, entire, nerved
more than half way; caps. ovate small, scarcely curved, cernuous, on a
slender seta; young foliage pale green, greyish brown below: dioicous.
Sandy grassy places. XI. XII.
_b._ Seta rough.
440. H. (BRACHYTHECIUM) VELUTINUM. Dill. St. short creeping, with erect
branches; l. sub-secund, ovate-lanceolate, prolonged into a short
serrulate taper point; nerved half way or more, margin reflexed below;
per. l. almost piliferous; caps. roundish ovate cernuous; lid conical
pointed; monoicous.
Walls, sandy hedge banks, roots of trees, &c. XI. XII.
441. H. (BRACHYTHECIUM) REFLEXUM. Seliger. St. more or less arched,
procumbent, and rooting at extremities; branches sub-pinnate, slender,
incurved; l. shortly ovate-cordate, acuminate, serrate, nerved almost or
quite to apex, margin reflexed, areolæ large; caps. small, roundish
ovate, horizontal; lid conical pointed: monoicous.
Scottish mountains. Spring.
442. H. (BRACHYTHECIUM) RUTABULUM. Dill. St. long, loosely tufted,
procumbent, and rooting at extremities, with erect branches; l. ovate,
concave, acuminate, serrulate, striate when dry; thinly nerved, above
half way; caps. ovate-oblong, arcuate, cernuous on a very rough seta;
lid bluntly pointed: monoicous.
Banks, walls, and trees. Common. IX.—III.
var. δ. _plumulosum._ Sch. l. narrower, tapering, not acuminate. Sands,
Southport.
443. H. (BRACHYTHECIUM) CAMPESTRE. B. & S. St. loosely cæspitose,
prostrate or ascending, much branched; l. erecto-patent, longly
ovate-lanceolate, more or less subulato-acuminate, serrulate, thinly
nerved more than half way, plicate, shining; per. l. recurved squarrose
from the middle, piliferous; caps. oblong-cylindrical sub-arcuate, on a
slightly roughened seta. (Sch. Synopsis, 543.)
Grassy places, fields, &c. Winter and Spring.
Maresfield, Sussex (Mr. Mitten); Spec, in Herb. Kew. “Newchurch, Over,
Cheshire, W. W. Dec. 13, 1837.”
444. H. (BRACHYTHECIUM) RIVULARE. Bruch. St. arched, slender; branches
slender, incurved, sub-pinnate; l. deltoid-ovate, gradually tapering,
not suddenly acuminate, serrate, nerved above half way, decurrent: caps.
short roundish ovate arcuate, cernuous; lid large conical acute
rostellate: dioicous.
Stones, &c., by rivulets in shady woods; sometimes in water, when the
st. are often very elongate. IX.
445. H. (BRACHYTHECIUM) POPULEUM. Hedw. St. creeping, sub-pinnate; l.
narrowly ovate-lanceolate, tapering to a long serrulate point, margin
reflexed, nerved to apex; caps. small roundish ovate, slightly cernuous
or nearly erect; lid conical, very acute, sub-persistent on the ripe
fruit: monoicous.
Walls, rocks, trees, &c., frequent. IX.—II.
var. β. _nutans._ Brid. branches longer, caps. distinctly cernuous.
446. H. (BRACHYTHECIUM) PLUMOSUM. Swartz. St. creeping; branches long,
frequently erect, sub-pinnate; l. ovate, concave, acuminate, sub-secund,
serrulate near apex, nerved above half way; caps. small roundish ovate,
cernuous, seta roughish at summit only; lid conical acute: monoicous.
Sub-alpine shady rocks, stones in rivulets, walls, &c. X.—III
_Sub-genus_ V. SCLEROPODIUM. Areolation vermicular, slightly dilated and
excavate at angles; caps. on a rough seta, sub-erect or cernuous,
turgid, ovate or oblong and sub-incurved.
447. H. (SCLEROPODIUM) CÆSPITOSUM. Wils. St. densely tufted, creeping;
branches slender, short, incurved; l. sub-secund, ovate, small, concave,
serrulate, nerved above half way; caps. sub-cylindrical, slightly
arcuate, sub-erect; lid long rostellate; dioicous.
Damp walls and roots of trees. XI.
Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Sussex.
448. H. (SCLEROPODIUM) ILLECEBRUM. L. St. procumbent, sometimes
sub-pinnate, branches incurved obtuse; l. roundish ovate, pointed, very
concave, imbricate, serrulate, tip slightly recurved; nerve reaching
above half way, its tip slightly projecting from back of leaf; caps.
ovate-oblong cernuous, somewhat ventricose; lid bluntly conical
apiculate: dioicous.
Banks and rocks near the sea. XI. XII.
Hampshire, Anglesea.
_Sub-genus_ VI. EURYNCHIUM. More or less pinnately branched; areolæ
narrowly rhomboid or sub-vermicular, dilated at the angles; caps.
cernuous and horizontal, on a smooth or rough seta; lid with a long
beak.
_a._ _Striatæ._ l. sub-scariose, shining, more or less distinctly
sulcate; areolæ long and narrow.
1. Seta smooth.
449. H. (EURYNCHIUM) MYOSUROIDES. L. (_Isothecium myosuroides._ Bry.
Brit. 323.) St. slender; branches fasciculate incurved; l. somewhat
spreading, from an ovate base lanceolate acuminate, serrulate, nerved
more than half way; caps. elliptic-oblong, more or less inclined, on a
twisted or curved seta; lid conical, with a short beak: dioicous.
Trunks of trees and rocks. XI.
450. H. (EURYNCHIUM) STRIGOSUM. Hoffm. St. 1in. sub-erect or creeping,
scarcely pinnate; l. roundish ovate or cordate, concave, rather obtuse,
serrate, nerved above half way, margin recurved below; caps.
sub-cylindrical, curved, small; lid conical, with a longish curved beak:
parasitico-monoicous.
Roots of trees, rocks, &c. XI.
Cornwall (Tozer in Herb. Hook.) Spring.
451. H. (EURYNCHIUM) DIMORPHUM. Brid. St. 1–2in. procumbent, branches
very slender, more or less pinnate; st. l. ovate-acuminate, spreading
recurved; br. l. ovate, concave obtuse, sub-erect, all serrulate and
shortly two-nerved; areolæ quadrate on margin, the rest larger, longer
and less opaque; caps. oblong, almost horizontal; lid conical, without
beak: dioicous.
Ben Lawers. Barren. Summer (?)
452. H. (EURYNCHIUM) CATENULATUM. Schwg. St. about ½in. creeping, with
erect very slender branches; l. very small, ovate acute, entire concave,
margin recurved below, broadly nerved half way or more; caps.
oval-oblong slightly curved, sub-erect or cernuous; lid large, with a
distinct beak: dioicous.
Alpine and sub-alpine rocks.
Summer.
Scotland; Yorkshire. Fr. not known in Britain.
453. H. (EURYNCHIUM) HETEROPTERUM. Bruch. St. procumbent, more or less
pinnate, often rooting at apex; l. ovate-acuminate, small, more or less
secund, denticulate, somewhat papillose at back; nerved singly half way,
or short and forked; caps. oblong, scarcely curved, almost erect; lid
with a long beak: dioicous.
Moist rocks near waterfalls. XI.
Ireland, Wales, Todmorden.
454. H. (EURYNCHIUM) CIRCINNATUM. Brid. St. short, sub-erect arched:
branches curved and drooping; l. very small ovate, pointed, sub-secund,
serrulate at apex, thickly nerved nearly to apex; areolæ oval, smaller
and quadrate at base; caps. oblong cernuous, curved; lid large, with a
long oblique or curved beak: dioicous.
Shady limestone rocks and walls. III.
455. H. (EURYNCHIUM) STRIATULUM. Spruce. St. short creeping, tufted;
branches short crowded, erect; l. erecto-patent, ovate, long taper
pointed, serrate, sub-striate, strongly nerved more than half way; basal
areolæ opaque minute; caps. oblong cernuous; lid roundish, with a long
pointed beak: dioicous.
Shady limestone rocks and roots of trees. XII.
456. H. (EURYNCHIUM) STRIATUM. Hedw. Much larger than the last in all
its parts; stems loosely tufted, arched, sub-pinnate; branches drooping;
l. gradually tapering from a broad cordate base, almost squarrose,
serrate, striate, nerved more than half way; caps. almost cylindrical,
curved, cernuous; lid large, with a long slender curved beak: dioicous.
Woods and shady banks. XII.
2. Seta rough.
457. H. (EURYNCHIUM) CRASSINERVIUM. Tayl. St. creeping, branches erect;
l. spreading ovate, sharply pointed serrate concave, margin reflexed,
nerve thick, reaching more than half way, sometimes forked: caps.
elliptic-oblong small curved, cernuous; lid large, with a very long
slender oblique beak; dioicous.
Shady limestone rocks. XI.
458. H. (EURYNCHIUM) PILIFERUM. Vaill. St. 2–3in. slender, procumbent,
branched; l. imbricate erecto-patent, elliptical serrulate, suddenly
contracted into a long serrulate, almost piliferous point, concave,
nerved half way; caps. oblong cernuous, slightly arcuate, lid with a
long beak.
Shady banks and woods. Fr. rare. XI.
459. H. (EURYNCHIUM) CIRRHOSUM. Schwg. Stems erect or procumbent, with a
few erect branches; l. imbricate elliptic, more oblong than the last (of
which it may be only a variety, though very different in many points),
entire except the long narrow points, which are serrulate and suddenly
geniculate or reflexed where the point joins the blade; concave, nerved
half way. Never been found in fruit.
Summit of Ben Lawers, 1823 (Dr. Arnott).
_b._ _Prælongæ._ l. opaque, scarcely sulcate, areolæ almost as broad as
long; seta rough.
* Synoicous.
460. H. (EURYNCHIUM) SPECIOSUM. Brid. St. creeping, with short erect,
almost complanate branches; l. ovate serrulate, nerved almost to acute
apex, bright green; caps. ovate or obovate, cernuous; lid with a long
pointed beak.
Stones near springs, sometimes in water. XII.
* * Dioicous.
461. H. (EURYNCHIUM) PRŒLONGUM. Dill. St. long, arched or procumbent,
often bipinnate, branches slender; l. squarrose recurved, broadly
cordate, and suddenly tapering to a long point, amplexicaul, nerve
carried nearly to base of point; br. l. lanceolate acuminate, all
serrate: per. l. nerveless; caps. small oval-oblong, obliquely cernuous;
lid with a long tapering slender beak.
Moist shady banks. XI.
462. H. (EURYNCHIUM) HIANS. Hedw. Sp. Musc. 272. t. 70. L. roundish
ovate, spreading, areolæ large. [Mueller Syn. II., 447.]
Sussex (Mr. Mitten).
463. H. (EURYNCHIUM) PUMILUM. Wils. St. creeping, filiform; br. slender,
sub-pinnate sub-complanate; l. minute ovate, shortly pointed, spreading
sub-serrulate, faintly nerved half way; per. l. smaller, recurved; caps.
short roundish ovate, cernuous; lid rather large, with an oblique beak.
Shady rocks and hedge banks. E. S. I. XI.
464. H. (EURYNCHIUM) STOKESII. Turn. St. densely cæspitose, branches
ascending, simple below, above densely pinnate and bipinnate; st. l.
distant, acutely cordate, shortly acuminate, and triquetrous, recurved;
br. l. ovate-lanceolate, erecto-patent, all thinly nerved, and serrate;
caps. oblong ventricose horizontal, olive-coloured; lid with a long
straight subulate beak from a conical base. (Syn. 562. Bry. Eur. V.
526.)
Stones and rocks in woods, &c.
Autumn.
465. H. (EURYNCHIUM) SWARTZII. Turn. St. creeping, with short erect
branches; l. uniform, ovate not acuminate, serrate, nerved more than
half way; caps. roundish ovate, cernuous, reddish brown; lid with a long
oblique beak.
Moist banks and rocks; frequent. XI.
_Sub-genus_ VII. HYOCOMIUM. St. prostrate; l. broadly obcordate, with a
long apiculus, decurrent, shortly two-nerved; areolæ, above
flexuoso-linear, middle narrowly rectangular, angles broadly hexagonal
or rectangular; caps. on a thick seta, oval, turgid, cernuous; lid
mammillate.
466. H. (HYOCOMIUM) FLAGELLARE. Dicks. St. 1in. or more, arched pinnate;
br. sub-fasciculate, recurved; st. l. squarrose, broadly cordate
acuminate, slightly striate; br. l. less spreading, sub-secund, roundish
ovate, less acuminate; all sharply serrate and mostly two-nerved at
base, or nerveless; per. l. almost erect, much narrower; caps.
ovate-oblong, curved, cernuous, on a rough seta: dioicous.
Moist shady rocks by cascades, &c. X. XI.