The Genus Anomodon 



point of attachment and growing slightly down the stem; 

 margin plane, minutely wavy, with papillae ; vein translucent, 

 vanishing below the apex ; surfaces densely covered with tiny 

 protuberances. 



Habit of flowering. Male and female flowers on 

 separate plants (dioicous). 



Veil (calyptrd). Split up one side. 



Pedicel (seta). Twisted, J of an inch long. 



Spore-case. Red-brown, shining, cylindrical, straight 

 or slightly curved. 



Lid (opercuhmi). Conic and beaked. 



Teeth (peristome). Narrowly lance-shaped ; segments 

 of the inner membrane, thread-like, fragile and irregular. 



Annulus. Narrow. 



Spores. Mature in autumn, not found in Britain. 



Distribution, North America, Europe and Asia. 



Lid. 



Spcre-c 



Male 

 plant 



Leaves. 

 A. altenuatus. 



Plant. 



Anomodon apiculatus, Bruch & Schimp. See Plate XXII. 



Habit and habitat. Loosely and widely tufted on trees and 

 rocks in mountains. 



Name. The specific name apiculatus from the Latin apex, 

 apicis, refers to the short-pointed leaves. 



Plants (gametophyte) . Green, with a bloom, dirty-red when 

 old. Primary stems prostrate and whip-like ; secondary stems 

 straight, simple or divided at the base. 



Leaves. Two-ranked, tongue-shaped, thick, opaque ; apex 

 pointed; margin wavy; vein transparent, vanishing below the 



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