154 THE FLORA OF HALIFAX. 



SPHAGNA SUBSECUNDA, Schimp. 



Sphagnum inundatum, Warnst. (S. subsecundum, varr. con- 

 tort um and obesum in part). 

 Frequent ; top of Binnroyd Clough ; Norland Moor.—/. T. 

 A spin. Erringden; Ogden Clough; High-lee Clough, 

 Norland ; Booth Dean ! 



Sphagnum Gravetii, Warnst. (S. subsecundum). 



Frequent; Broadhead, and Erringden Moor. — J. T. Aspin. 

 Norland Moor and top of High-lee Clough ; swampy old 

 lane side near Broadfold Farm, Sowerby ! Until recent- 

 ly this species has been included under 5. subsecundum and 

 varieties. 



Sphagnum rufescens, Warnst. [S. subsecundum, varr. contor- 

 tion, squarrulosum, auriculatum and laxum (in part.)] 

 1846. Stansfield Moor. — Herb. Ley land. 

 1854. Stansfield Moor. — Nowell ; Bairns' Supp. 

 1888. Norland Moor. — H. F. Parsons ; Lees' Fl. 



Common ; in very wet places by moorland streams or in 

 ditches, or pendant over constantly dripping edges of 

 rocks. It varies considerably in habit according to 

 situation ; when submerged it becomes very robust with 

 tumid, close-set branches ; if given plenty of floating 

 room the stems attain to 16 or 20 inches in length, often 

 it is very much smaller, the two extreme forms being 

 strikingly dissimilar. It also varies much in colour, and 

 may be found light or dark green, or with a tinge of red, 

 purple, brown, or even black. Grain Slack and above 

 Lumb Falls, Wadsworth ; Wood-hey Clough, Erringden 

 — J. Needham ; Erringden Moor — ■/. T. Aspin; Ogden 

 Clough ; Reaps, and Graining waters near Widdop 

 Saltonstall Moor ; Norland Moor ; Booth Dean, etc., etc. 



Sphagnum crassicladium, Warnst. (S. subsecundum, var 

 auviculatum). 



Frequent in moorland pools, and slow, deep water courses 

 Fixby. — C. P. Hobkirk, Hor. Eur. Sphag. Gib Slack 

 Moor ; Crimsworth Dean bottom. — /. Needham. Light- 

 hazles, Soyland ; Erringden Moor.—/. T. Aspin. 

 Cockhill, Wadsworth ; Norland Moor ; Burn Clough, 

 Booth Dean ! 



Sphagnum obesum, Warnst. S. contortion var. obesum. 

 1866. Herb. Ley land. 



