CONOCEPHALUM 57 
CONOCEPHALUM Neck. 
CoNOCEPHALUM cCoNIcUM (L.) Dum. 
Fegatella conica Corda 
A common and generally distributed species over nearly 
the whole of the country. It is rare or absent only in 
those districts where the rock seldom appears on the surface. 
This is especially marked in the Lowlands, where it is 
otherwise one of the few generally common species, but is 
rare in the Upper Clyde district, where rock is seldom seen, 
and uncommon in the Upper Tweed district, where rock is 
more frequent but still the exception. It is common in the 
Highlands and Hebrides, but uncommon in Shetland. 
Taking into consideration the poverty of hepatics in the 
Lowlands as compared with the Highlands, this species is 
comparatively more common in the former than in the 
latter. It is mostly confined to the low ground, being rare 
on the hills, but it ascends to 3200 ft. alt. in Perthshire. 
It grows on wet rocks, usually shady, and often forms 
large masses. 
Fruit, which matures in April, is uncommon, and is 
especially so in the Highlands. 
S.W. LowLanps.—Dumfries : Moffat (Johns.); Sanquhar 
district, R.c. (Macv.); Crichope Linn, F. (Macy.). Hirkcud- 
bright: Lincluden, 1840 (Gray); New Galloway (M‘And.); 
Penkill Burn (Macv.); Creetown (Macv.). Wigtown: Loch 
Ryan (Ewing); Dunsky Glen, v.c. (Maev.); Cairnryan 
(Maev.); Glenluce (Macv.); nr. New Luce (Ewing). 
N.W. LowLanps.—Ayr: Largs, cfr. (Ewing); Mauchline, 
efr. (Scott). Renfrew: Cloch (Ewing and West); Glen, 
Misty Law (Scott). Lanark: Hamilton Wood (Hopk. cf. 
Fl. Glott., p. 141); Bothwell Bridge, cfr. (J. Murr.); Cartland 
Crags, R.c. (Macv.); Tinto, alt. 1300 ft., R. (Macv.). 
E. Lowianps.—Peebles : Cowie’s Linn (Evans); Carton 
Burn, R. (Macv.); Logan Water nr. Kingledores, F. (Macy.); 
Tweedsmuir, F.(Macy.). Selkirk: Crosseleugh Burn (Evans); 
Caddon Water (Macv.); Lindean (Macv.). Roxburgh: 
Fernieherst (Miss Macv.); Melrose, in deans, R.c. (Macy.). 
Berwick: Pease Dean, F. (Maev.). Haddington: Douglas 
Dean, cfr. (Evans); Haddington (Evans). Edinburgh: 
