316 THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEPATIC IN SCOTLAND 
known at present only from one locality, but it may be 
expected to be found in others. Throughout the coast 
region of the West Highlands it has been found in most 
of the ravines which have been searched for these small 
species, and it is common in many of them, as well as in 
shady woods which line the sheltered parts of the coast 
and low-lying inland lochs. It has been found in several 
places in the Inner Hebrides, but is rare in the exposed 
Outer islands. Is frequent in West Ross, and doubtless 
occurs on the west coast of Sutherland, though absent in 
the extreme north of the mainland. 
Grows most commonly on rocks, sometimes directly on 
them, as light-green patches; but it is generally found 
creeping among Frullania Tamarisci or F. germana and 
Metzgeria, and often with Le). cavifolia and L. patens and 
the smaller species of the group. It is most commonly met 
with in schistose districts, but is also frequent on gneiss, 
granite, basalt, and occurs on limestone. It is frequent on 
trees—birch, hazel, oak—but less so than on rocks. Female 
bracts are frequent; perianths have not been seen. 
S.W. LowLanps.—Kirkcudbright: Glen Trool, on rock 
(Macv.). 
W. HicHianps.—Clyde Isles: Loch Ranza, vu. (Macv.). 
Dumbarton: Allt Dubh Uisgue, on rock, rR. (Macv.). W. 
Stirling: Inversnaid, F. on rocks (Macv.). Argyll: Glen 
Nant, on rocks (Maev.); head of Loch Awe, c. on rocks and 
trees (Macy.); Kentallen, on rock (Macv.); Glen Ure and 
Balliveolan Burn (Kenn.). W. Inverness: Moidart, on rocks 
and trees, ©. (Maev.); Ardnamurchan, Salen Burn, c. on 
trees (Macv.); Sunart, Resipol Burn, c. on rocks and trees 
(Maev.); Glenfinnan (Maev.). 
INNER Hepripdes.—Mid Inner Hebrides: Nr. Tobermory, 
on rocks (Kenn.); do. (Macv.); Allt na Searmoin (Kenn.). 
N. Inner Hebrides: Mill Burn, Broadford, R.c. on rocks 
(Macy.); Ben Cailleach, rocks and sides of stream, alt. ca. 
300 ft. (Macv.). 
Ourer Hepripes.—Barra, on Frull. Tamarisci, on rock 
(Ewing); Tarbert, on rocks (West). 
Lower N. Hicghuanps.—W. Ross: Nr. Loch Maree, 1889 
(Carr.); Strome Ferry, on rocks and trees, F. (Macv.). 
