The Sub-genus Eurhynchium 



Spores. Mature in late fall and early spring. 

 Distribution. Northeastern United States and Canada. 



Leaves. 



Cells. 



Spore -case 

 with peri- 

 stome. 



B. Novce-Anglia. 



THE LONG-BEAKED HYPNUM 

 HYPNUM: Sub-genus EURHYNCHIUM, Schimp. 



The species of this genus are robust, glossy plants, more or 

 less feather-branched, prostrate or creeping. 



The leaves are open, overlapping as 

 shingles ; they resemble the bowl of a 

 spoon, with the apex abruptly drawn out 

 into a slender point and the margin serrate 

 all around ; a vein extends to 

 the middle or beyond ; the 

 cells are smooth or slightly 

 covered in a few species with 

 tiny protuberances, they are 

 narrowly rhomboidal, some- 

 what worm-like and enlarged 

 at the basal angles. The 

 leaves at the base of the 

 pedicel have root-like filaments. 



The spore-cases are oval-oblong nodding or horizontal, on a 

 smooth or rough pedicel, with lids more or less long-beaked. 

 This character suggested the generic name from the Greek ey, well, 

 and pvy^of, a beak. The annulus is compound or rarely none. 



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Stem -leaf. 



Stem. 



H. Boscii. 



