— 270 — 
Tufts blackish or brown when dry, 6—20 c. m. high! Resem- 
bling Barbula reflexa but more robust. — Rocks in alp. region 
r. Eur. Switzerll France: Husnot. Germany: Holler. Austria: 
Berggren. xt) 
112. Aloina (C. M. as subg.) Kindb. in Skandinav. Natur- 
forskaremótets handl. 1880. 
A. Leaves close when dry, not patent when moist. Us. 
synoecious. ' 
l.A.brevirostris Hooker et Greville. — Tortula H. et G.; Alo- 
ina Kindb. 1. c. and Laubm. Schw. u. Norw. 
Leaves ovate-oval very broad, cucullate above; costa not ex- 
current. Capsule us. cylindric with much shorter lid, r. subo- 
void with nearly half as long lid; teeth us. once contorted; 
calyptra reaching below lid; annulus broad partly revoluble. 
— Walls princ. in limestone districts. Eur. Sweden: Hartman. 
Norway: E. Nyman. Amer. Greenl: Berggren. Can.: Macoun. 
» Leaves incurved when dry, patent when moist. -~ Dioe- 
^ cious. | 
. A. Peristome twice contorted; annulus broad revoluble. Ca- 
lyptra reaching to the half of capsule. 
2.A.stellata Schreber. — Bryum Schreber 1771; Aloina Kindb. 
Laubm. S. u. N,; Barbula. rigida Hedwig 1787. ji] 
Leaves suboblong or narrower us. cucullate sometimes hair- 
pointed; costa us. not excurrent. Capsule suboblong; lid much 
Shorter; pedicel red-brown. — Walls and clay banks. Eur. 
Norway, Switzerl.! Austria: Venturi. Greece: Orphanides. Amer. 
Can.: Macoun. : 
3.A.macrorhyncha Kindb. — Barbula (Aloina) cat. Can. m. — 
Leaves round-ovate  cucullate; costa not exeurrent. Capsule —— 
oblong-ovoid; lid more than ?/|, its length; pedicel pale red or 
yellowish. — On earth r. Amer. Can.: Macoun: dodira 
b. Peristome once contorted; annulus narrow us. persistent. 
Calyptra short. Capsule subcylindric. . - ae 
4.A.ambigua Br. eur. — Barbula Br. eur; Aloina Limprieht; — 
A. eriemfolia Kindb. Laubm. S. u. N.; Tortula Lindb. > 
Leaves lanceolate-linear us, hamate-incurved at apex, some 
times subacute; costa not excurrent. Capsule erect at ] 5 
twice longer than lid; pedicel yellowish above and reddish 
below, finally red-brown; calyptra not reaching below lid. — 
Walls. Eur. Norway! France: Husnot. Greece: Orphanides. 
Roemer. Amer. Can.: Macoun, © r unis elpo wau 
