MARSUPELLA 103 
alpinum, the other containing Mars. sparsifolia and M. 
Sullivanti. Mars. Funckit grows in large dark-brown 
or dark-green flat patches, nearly always on disused roads 
on soil among stones and rocks. Fruit is rather common 
in the West Highlands from March till June. 
S.W. Lowxanps. — Kirkcudbright: New Galloway 
(M‘And.). 
S.E. Higuianps.—Mid Perth: Kiltyrie nr. Killin, on 
disused road (Macv.); Ben Ghlas, alt. 1000 ft. (Macv.); 
roadside at Lochan-a-Larige (Macv.); Auchlyne (Ewing). 
Mip KE. HicHuanps.—Forfar: Glen Fee, 1876 (Ferg.). 
Kincardine: Garol (Sim). 
N.E. HicHianps.— E£. Inverness: Laggantigown nr. 
Aviemore, on old road (Macy.). 
W. HicuHianpbs.— Kintyre: Tarbert (Ewing). Clyde 
Isles: Loch Ranza, old roadside (Macv.); Lamlash (M‘And.). 
Dumbarton: Ardlui, roadside (Maev.). W. Stirling: In- 
versnaid, on footpath (Macv.). Argyll: Nr. Loch Awe 
Station, roadside, u. (Macv.); L. Tulla, roadside (Maev.). 
W. Inverness: Moidart, stony footpaths, c. (Maev.); Glen 
Nevis, roadside (Macy.). 
INNER HeEpRIDES.—Mid Inner Hebrides: Between Der- 
vaig and Achnadrish, roadside (Macv.). 
Lower N. HicgHuanps.—W. Ross: Strathearron, road- 
side, R. (Macv.). 
MARSUPELLA SPARSIFOLIA Lindb. 
The only known locality in Scotland for this species 
is on the granite of Lochnagar. Sim’s specimen in the 
author’s possession is named Nardia Funckii and contains 
two species, viz. the present paroicous plant and the 
dioicous Mars. Sullivanti. 
Min E. HicHianps.—S. Aberdeen: Lochnagar, per., 1876 
(J. and T. Sim). 
MARSUPELLA SPHACELATA ((ies.) Lindb. 
Is only known from the Eastern Grampians. Forms 
flaccid dark-green swelling tufts, either submerged in streams 
or on very wet ground. 
