THE FLORA OF LIVBllPOOL. 



11. DICRANUM. Hedw. ForJk-Moss, 

 A, ^^ Leaves hifanous'' (Fissidens. Hedw.) 



1. D. BRY0IDE8. Sw. (LesscF pinnated-leaved F.) Winter. 



Var. a. Hook. Fissidens bryoides. Hedw. " Stem 

 short simple, capsule erect." 

 Veiy common in shaded wet banks. 



Var. b. Hook. Fissidens osmundioides. Hedw. 

 fP. asplenioides. Schwaeg.) '' Stem elongated, 

 somewhat branched, capsule erect." 



Var. c. Hook. F. tamarindipolius. Brid. " Stem 

 short simple, capsule inclined." 



About Gillbrook,— W.S. 



2. D. ADIANTOIDES. Sw. (Fissideus adiantoides. Hedw.) 



(Adiantum-like F.) Spring. 



Frequent on the sand hills at New Brighton. Also in a 

 swampy place near Thurstaston ; fruit rare, — ^W.S. 



3. D. TAXiFOUUM. Sw. (Fissidens tcucifolitis. Hedw.) 



(Yew-leaved F.) Winter. 



Common in moist woods on the Cheshire side of the 

 Mersey, — W.S. ; and not uncommon on the Lancashire 

 side, in similar situations, — W.H. Sefton. Bromboro', — 

 T. Sansom. 



B, " Leaves inserted on all sides of the Stem.^^ 



4. D. GLAUCUM. Hedw. (White F.) Spring. 



Common on wet heaths and in woods. Plentiful on Bid 

 ston and Heswall hills, — W.S. Abundant on Simmons- 

 wood Moss. About Stourton, — T. Sansom. Perhaps 

 never found in fruit about Liverpool, — W.H. 



5. D. CERVicuLATUM. Hcdw. (Red-uccked F.) Spring. 



Railway-bank beyond Broad-Green, rare, — ^w!h. 



6. D. PLEXuosuM. Hedw. (Zig-zag F.) Winter. 



On Simmons-wood Moss, frequent, — W.H. and W.S. In 

 a fir wood at Bidston, — W.S. 



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