The English flora - SeaweedAfrica

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34 MUSCI-ACROCARPI-PERISTOMI. [Trichostomnm.
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Leaves never diaphanous at their points.
7. T. aciculdre, Beauv. (dark 3Iountain Fringe-Moss); stems
elongated branched, leaves lanceolate obtuse serrulate at the
points their nerve vanishing before the summit, capsule oblong,
lid rostrate. Hook. Scot. P. II p. 35. Drum. Muse. Scot. v. 1.
?i. 46. Muse. Brit. ed. 2. p. 107. t. 19. Dicranum aciadare,
Hedw. St. Cr. v. 3.
p. 1212. E. Bot. t.
t. 33. Turn. Muse. Hih.
1978.— Trick, riparium,
p. 67. Fl. Brit,
Web. et Mohr.—
Dill. Muse. t. 46.
f. 25, and 26. B.
On wet rocks, frequent. Fr. Spring.—This moss has the leaves
singularly obtuse, and when growing in the water almost black. Sometimes
the foliage is secund. The T. riparium, figured in Schwaegr. Sitppl.
v. 1. t. 39, seems scarcely different from this.
8. T.fasciciddre, Selirad. (beardless hoary Fringe-Moss); stems
elongated branched, leaves lanceolate entire their summits never
diaphanous their margins recurved, capsule ovato-oblong, lid
rostrate. Schwaegr. Suppl. v. \. t. 38. Turn. Muse. Hib. p. 39.
Fl. Brit. p. 1243. E. Bot. t. 2005. Drum. Muse. Scot. v. 1.
n. 47. Muse. Brit. ed. 2. p. 108. t. 19.
Bryum hypnoides,
0. Linn.—Dill. Muse. t. 41. f. 28, and t. 46./ 26. C.
On rocks, in mountainous districts. Fr. Spring. Stems from 1 —
inches long, with acute entire leaves of a yellowish-green colour, by which
it is readily distinguished from the preceding ; as it is by the want of the
diaphanous serrulated points from T. canescens and its allies.
9. T.polyphyllum, Schwaegr. (?nany-leavedFringe-Moss); stems
tufted branched, leaves lanceolato-subulate their margins recurved
serrated above very much crisped when dry, capsule
oblong, lid rostrate. Schwaegr. Suppl. v. 1. t. 39. Drum. Muse.
Scot. v. 1. n. 49. Muse. Brit.ed. 2. p. 108. t. 19. T. cirratum,
Fl. Brit. p. 1239 Dicranum polyphyllum, E. Bot. t. 1217.
— Bryum polyph. Dicks.—Dill. Muse. t. 48. /. 41.
Walls and rocks, in alpine districts. Fr. Spring.—This is a plant
very distinct from all others of the genus ; its leaves are long and
narrow and remarkably crisped when dry. It forms dense rounded
tufts, generally of a dark green colour, and loves to grow on the perpendicular
sides of stone-walls especially of trap. The capsules are
numerous, light
form pairs.
pale brown j the teeth bright red, connected in fili-
1 0. T. ellipticum, Hook, and Taylor, (elliptical Fringe-Moss);
stems short nearly simple, leaves lanceolate acuminate straight
their nerve broad their margins plane, capsule elliptical, lid
rostrate. Muse. Brit. ed. 2. p. 109. t. 19. Drum. Muse. Scot,
v. 1. n. 48. Dicranum ellipticum, Turn. Muse. Hib. p. 7 6. t. 6.
Fl. Brit. p. 1213. E. Bot. t. 1901. Schwaegr. Suppl. v.
— Grimmia elliptica, Am. Disp. Muse. p. 21.
1. 1. 47.
Alpine rocks, Ireland, and more frequently in Scotland. Wales, Mr.
IV. Wilson. Fr. Spring.—The capsides of this moss have a very neat
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