414 ANOPHYTES 



flat, acute, or cuspidate, the nerve reaching to the point; capsule 

 ovoid-oblong or subcylindric, slightly curved; pedicel about an 

 inch long ; lid as in the preceding. Moist woods, at the roots of 

 trees. 



f f Leaves not margined. 



12. B. stellare, Hedw. [Starry'] : Leaves oval-oblong, point- 

 ed, irregularly serrate, the nerve vanishing considerably short of 

 the apex ; capsule oval, horizontal ; lid hemispherical, without any 

 apiculus. Woods. Dioicous: sterile fl. discoid. 



554. AFJLACOIWraiOIV, Schwaegr. 



[Gr. Avlax; a furrow, and muion, a name for Moss; the Capsule ribbed and grooved.] 

 Calyptra small, cuculliform. Capsule ribbed when dry, annnulate. 

 Peristome double; the outer of 16 lance-subulate teeth; the inner 

 a membrane divided into 16 processes, with ciliolae interposed. Lid 

 convex-beaked. 



1. A. heterosticlmm, Br. $ Sch. [One-sided]: ^ Monoicous ; 

 leaves obovate-oval, strongly serrate, turned to one side, the nerve 

 proceeding nearly to the summit ; capsule cylindric-oblong, slightly 

 curved; pedicel about f of an inch long; lid obliquely beaked; 

 sterile fl. axillary. Woods ; hill sides, &c. 



2. A. palutre 9 Schwaegr. [Marsh] : Dioicous ; leaves elon- 

 gated-lanceolate, denticulate at apex, the nerve failing below the 

 summit; capsule oblong, strongly ribbed and grooved, drooping; 

 pedicel 1 to 1^ inches long ; lid conical ; sterile fl. discoid. Borders 

 of swamps. 



DIVISION II. PLEUROCAB/PI : Pedicel or fruitstalk lateral. 

 TRIBE 16. PTEROGONIA V CEAE. 



555. PTEROGO V 1VIUM , Swarte. 



[Gr. Pteron, a wing, and gonos, a shoot; from the winged branches.] 

 Calyptra cuculliform, smooth, or hairy, Peristome double; the 

 outer of 16 lanceolate teeth ; the inner a delicate membrane lining 

 the inner face of the teeth, or divided into 16 free processes. Lid 

 conic-beaked. Monoicous. Sterile fl. axillary. 



1. P. illlricsitiim, Hedw. [Tangled]: Stems creeping, the 

 branches entangled; leaves imbricated, ovate-lanceolate, secund, 

 nerveless ; capsule erect, oblong-ovoid ; pedicel % an inch to f in 

 length ; lid with a short oblique beak. On the bark of trees. 



2. P. ripens, Schwaegr. [Creeping]: Stems creeping, much 

 branched ; branches erect, crowded ; closely imbricated, oval, short- 

 pointed, with a short forked nerve at base, the margins reflexed ; 

 capsule erect, ovoid-cylindrical ; pedicel about f of an inch long. 

 On old logs, &c. 



3. P. subcapillatlim, Hedw. [Somewhat hairy]: Stems mnt- 

 ted together ; leaves imbricated, lance-linear, acuminate ; capsule 

 inclined, cylindrical-oblong ; pedicel minutely muricate, ^ to J an 

 inch in length ; calyptra sparsely hairy ; lid rather long, beaked. 

 On trees. Resembles P. intricatum, but smaller. 



