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HYPNUM RECURVANS, Schwagr. 



Tab. 111. 



Plants mediocres, fertilissimae, nitidulac, in cacspitibus late 

 extensis depressis pallide viridibus a3tate dilute ochraceis de- 

 gentes. 



Caulis prostratus, repens, 1-3-uncialis, firmus, rubellus, 

 distincte translucens, pinnato-ramulosus ; ramulis subcompla- 

 nato-foliatis. 



Folia conferta, deorsum imbricato-secunda, tenuia, mollia, 

 pallida, concava, ovato-lanceolata, longius piliformi-acumiiiata, 

 apice serrata, margine anguste recurva ; costa gemella fere obso- 

 leta ; reti maxime angusto vermiculiformi, cellulis angularibus 

 aureo-lutescentibus subquadratis majusculis inflatis : folia peri- 

 chsetii radicantis longius sensimque attenuata, suberecta, summo 

 apice solo argute serrata. 



Flores dioici, paraphysati, cauligeui ; masculis gemmifor- 

 niibus. 



Capsula breviuscula, turgida, oblonga, inclinata, leniter in- 

 curva, pachyderma, exannulata ; pedicello 7-10-lineari flexuoso- 

 erecto ; peristomii dentibus lanceolato-subulatis dense articulatis 

 ad latera byalinis, ciliis dentibus aequilongis latis carinatis inte- 

 gris, ciliolis binis interpositis ; operculo e basi convexo-conica 

 brevius longiusve rostra to. 



Hypnum recurvans, Scliwaegr. Suppl. t. 146 ; Brir'. Bryol. Univ. 2, p. 614 ; 



Sulliv. Mosses U. States, p. 71. 

 Leskea recurvans, Miclix. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2, p. 311. 

 Leskea squarrosa, Miclix. op. cit. p. 312. 



IIab. On trees and decayed logs, in mountainous districts ; 

 very common. 



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