FUNARIOIDEAE.  PuvsCOMITRIUM. 115 
Gymnostomum acuminatum Schleicher Catal, Plant. Helvet, 
p.40. — Gymn. latifolium Hook. in Drumm, Musc. Amer. No. 16, 
et Schwügr. Suppl. IV. tab. 304. — — Physcomitr. Hookeri Hmp. in 
excurs, in Physc. Thieleanum in Ic, Musc. Frond. nov. v. min. cogni- 
tor. —  Gymnostomum eurystoma N. ab Es. mst. — Physcomitr. 
eurystoma Sendtn, in Denkschriften der Kónigl, Baierischen bot. Ge- 
sellsch, zu Regensburg. 3. Bd. 1841, p. 142.; variet. foliis distincte 
sed obtuse denticulatis. 
Patria. Yn limosis Helvetiae (ubi?) Schleicher 
primus detexit. — In fossis ad piscinas Giersdorfenses in 
valle Cervimontana Silesiae: Nees ab Es. legit Sept. 
1834. plantam  fructificantem. — Prope Vratislaviam: 
Wimmer. — Prope Cervimontium Silesiae: v. Flo- 
tow. — Prope Niederleipe in vicinitate Javorii in pi- 
scina exsiccata: Sendtner. — In America septentrio- 
nali: Low points of the River Saskatchawan pr. Carlton 
House: Drummond No. 16. —  Auctumno. | ©. 
Ph. pyriformi proximum, foliis autem longius cuspi- 
datis plerumque integerrimis angustioribus excurrentiner- 
vibus, theca sicca ore amplissima. sporisque duplo majori- 
bus differt. E rarissimis! | 
2. Ph. sphaericum Brid. (L p. 97.); humile; folia 
ovali - oblonga subspathulata obtuse- acuminata margine 
crenulata patentia; theca obsolete pyriformis hemisphae- 
rica parva stomate amplissimo , operculo magno conve- 
xiusculo brevi acuminato et pedunculo tenuissimo siccitate 
sinistrorsum torto praedita. 
Gymnostomum sphaericum Schwägr, in Schraders Journal IV. 
P. 15. c, ic. et in Suppl, L P. L p. 21. tab. 8. Bryol. Germ. L. p. 124. 
tab. 9. fig. 3. — — Gymnost. Physc. sphaericum Brid, I. p. 97. — 
Physcomitrium sphaericum Hmp. Regensb. bot. Zeit. 1837. - 
- B. caulescens, folis patulis remotis latioribus, caule 
graciliore. ER j 
Patria. Yn solo argilloso prope Dresdam primus le- 
Bit Ludwig. Per totam Europam temperatam sed nus- 
quam vulgare! Auctumno. ©. 
Ex habitu Pottige truncatae maxime simile sed notis 
illustratis facillime cognoscendum. E locis diversis magni- 
tudine partium omnium valde varians. 
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