THE STEMONITIS 



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Stemonitis fusca. Roth. 



Fusca means dark-brown, smoky. The sporangia are cylindrical and pointed 

 at the apex, peridia fugacious, exposing the beautiful network of the capillitium. 

 The reticulate capillitium springs from the dark, penetrating stem. 



This is a very beautiful plant when studied with an ordinary hand-glass. 

 I have frequently seen an entire log covered with this plant. 



Stemonitis ferriiginea. Ehrb. 



Ferruginea means rust color. The sporangia is very similar to that of S. 

 fusca, cylindrical, peridium fugacious, exposing the reticulate capillitium, but 

 instead of being dark-brown it is a yellowish or rusty-brown color. 



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