[Orthopyxis. 



occur as in 

 . It might be 



confounded with the Var. imlncata of last species, but may be known by 

 the larger size, absence of tomentum, and broader very obtuse leaves 



This plant is rarely found with fruit, and when this does occur as in 

 Norway and Lapland, it is only found in small quantity. It might be 



2. ORTHOPYXIS P. Beauv. 



Prodr. p. 31 (1805). 



Growing on sandy banks or rotten trunks of trees. With or 

 without pseudopodia. Leaves entirely unistratose, with cells all of the 

 same form, round, incrassate with a large central papilla on each side. 

 Capsule regular, suberect. Male infl. gemmiform with filiform 

 paraphyses. Der. opQos straight TTU&S a capsule. 



Our species is the only one found in Europe, a second 0. heterosticha 

 (HEDW.) P. BEAUV. occurs in N. America. The old authors mistook the 

 gemmas for male organs and this gave rise to the incorrect specific name. 



ORTHOPYXIS ANDROGYXA (L.) P. Beauv. 



Dioicous; leaves patent, narrow lanceolate. Capsule regular. 

 (T. LXXX, C.) 



SYN, Musctts capillaris omnium minimis foliis, pediculis, capilulis Vernonis RAY Synops. 

 2 ed. 30, n. 10 (1696). 



Muscus trichoides parvus capitulo conglomerate scu botryoide Doodii RAY op. c. 33, n. 31. 



M nium perangustis et brevibus foliis DILL. Cat. Giss. 214 et App. 84, t. i, f. A C (1719), 

 in RAY Synops. 3 ed. 78 (1724), Hist. muse. 230, t. 31, f. i (1741) et Herbar 



Mniuin androgynum L. Sp. PI. ii, mo (1753)) Syst. nat. ii, 700. HUDS. Fl. angl. 403 

 (1762). WEISS Cr. Goett. 163 (1770). WITH. Bot. arrang. ii, 664 (1776). LIGHTF. Fl. 

 scot, ii, 706 (1777). HEDW. Theor. gen. 140, t. 12, f. 48 50 (1784). Fl. dan. t. 299. 

 HOFFM. Deutsch. fl. ii, 46 (1796). Eng. Bot. t. 1238. BRID. Bry. univ. ii, 5 (1827). 

 C. MUELL. Synops. i, 170 (1849). LINDB. Muse, scand. 14 (1879). 



Mnium angustifolium NECK. Meth. muse. 234 (1771). 



Bryum androgynum WEB. Spic. fl. Gott. 122 (1778). HEDW. Fund. muse. II, 94, t. 5 

 (1782), Sp. muse. 178 (1801). ROTH Fl. germ, i, 472 (1788). ABBOT Fl. bedf. 778 (1798). 

 HULL Br. fl. P. 2, 262 (1799). SWARTZ Muse. suec. 46 (1799). BRID. Muse. rec. II, 

 P. Ill, 16 (1803), Mant. 117 (1819). TURN. Muse. hib. 112 (1804). SMITH Fl. brit. 

 1346 (1804). SCHULTZ Fl. starg. 338 (1806). ROEHL. Deutsch. fl. iii, 90 (1813). VOIT 

 Muse. herb. 84 (1812). HOOK. TAYL. Muse. br. 115, t. 28 (1818). HOOK. Fl. scot. P. 2, 

 149 (1821). GRAY Nat. arr. br. pi. i, 767 (1821). 



Hypnum androgynum SCHRANK Bayer, fl. ii, 469 (1789). WEB. Mohr Bot. Tasch. 280 



(1807). 

 Orthopyxis androgyna P. BEAUV. Prodr. 32 et 78 (1805). LINDB. Not. ur Saells. faun. fl. 



fenn. ix, 77 (1867). 



Gymnocephalus androgynus RICH. MS, SCHWAEG. Suppl. I, P. II, 87 (1816). BRID. Sp. 

 muse. Ill, 2 (1817). MART. Fl. cr. erl. 56 (1817). 



Fusiconia androgyna P. BEAUV. Mem. soc. Linn. Par. i, t. 7, f. 5 (1822). 

 Gymnocybe androgyna FRIES St. agr. femsj. 27 (1825). 



