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52 MUSCI-ACROCARPI-PERISTOxMI. [Zygodon.
Inflated below. (Muse. Brit. t. 2.)—Named from funis, a cord;
because in dry weather the seta of the common species becomes
twisted, and indeed constitutes an excellent hygrometer.
1. F. hygrometrica, Hedw. (hygrometric Cord-Moss); leaves
very concave ovate apiculated entire, nerve excurrent, seta
curved flexuose. Hedw. Sp. Muse. p. 172. Turn. Muse. Hib.
p. 105. Hobs. Br. Mosses, v. 1. n. 52. Drum. Muse. Scot. v. 1.
n. 54. Schwaegr. Suppl. v. I. P. II. p. 75. Muse. Brit. ed. 2.
p. 121. t. 20. Mnium hygrometricum, Linn. Sp. PL p. 1575.
—Bryum hygrom., E. Bot. t. 342.
Old walls and buildings, heaths, moors, and in woods, particularly
where any thing has been burnt. Hence it is called La Charbonniere
in France. Fr. May.— Mr. Wilson observes that a red corrugated
border to the mouth of the capsule is constant and peculiar to this
species.
2. F. MuhlenUrgii, Turn. (Dr. Muhlenberg s Cord-Moss);
stems short, leaves concave ovate suddenly acuminated serrated,
the nerve disappearing below the point, seta straight. Turn,
in Ann. of Bot. v. 2. p. 198. E. Bot. t. 1498. Schwaegr. Suppl.
v. I. P. II. p. 78. t. 68. Muse. Brit. ed. 2. p. 122. t. 20.
Subalpine countries, among rocks and in a limestone soil : most frequent
in the south of England and Ireland. Fr. Apr. May.
3. F. hibernica, Hook. (Irish Cord-Moss); stems elongated,
leaves plane ovato-lanceolate gradually acuminated serrated, the
nerve disappearing below the point, seta straight. Hook, in Fl.
Lond. cum Ic. Muse. Brit. ed. 2. p. 122. t. 20.—F. Muhlen-
bergii, Mohr.—Funch, Deutschl. Moose, t. 27. n. 2.
On the roof of a thatched cottage at Blarney, near Cork, Ireland
Mr. James Drummond. Fr. ?— Although this has longer stems
and setce, more distantly placed, plane and more elongated and gradually
acuminated leaves ; yet it may be only a var. of the preceding, depending
upon the place of growth for its characters.
25. Zygodon. Hook, and Taylor. Yoke-Moss.
Seta terminal. Peristome double : the outer of 16 teeth approaching
in pairs ; the inner of § or 16 cilia lying horizontally.
Calyptra dimidiate, smooth. (Muse. Brit. t. 3.)—Name, £vyoc,
a yoke, and obuv, a tooth ; from the teeth being placed in pairs.
1. Z. conoideus, Hook, and Taylor, (lesser Yoke-Moss); leaves
acute, cilia 8. Muse. Brit. ed. 1. p. 74. ed. 2. p. 123. t. 21.
Schwaegr. Suppl. v. 2. t. 136. Hobs. Br. Mosses, v. 1. n. 33.—
Amphidium pulvinatum, Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. {with a figure).
Funck, Deutschl. Moose, t. 22. n. 1.— Gagea compacta, Raddi—
Mnium conoideum, Fl. Brit. p. 1345. E. Bot. t. 1239. Bryum
conoideum, Dicks. Cr. Fasc. 4. t. 11./. 2. Turn. Muse. Hib.
p. 1 12.— Gymnocephalus conoides, Schwaegr. Suppl. v. I. P. II.
p. 87.
On trees, rare: in the West of Scotland, particularly at Inverary,
where it was discovered by Mr. Dickson. Orange Grove, near Belfast,
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