PLANTS OF IOWA 117 



1469. P. juniperinum, Willd. 



Not rare ; growing on the ground in rather dry places. 



1470. P. commune, Linn. 

 Common in the woods. 



SERIES II. PLEUROCARPI. FRUIT LATERAL. 

 LESKEACEjE TRIBE. 



Thelia, Sulliv. 



1471. T. asperella, Sulliv. 



A very beautiful moss; common; growing at the base 

 of trees. 

 Leskea, Hedw. 



1472. L. polycarpa, Ehrh. 



Common in damp woods along streams; growing on 

 the trunks of trees. 



1473. L. obscura, Hedw. 



Plants smaller than the last, with which it is often asso- 

 ciated on trees. 

 Anomodon, Hook & Tayl. 



1474. A. rostratus, Schimp. 



A very common moss, growing on stones, on prostrate 

 logs, or at the root of trees, in damp, shady places. 



1475. A. attenuatus, Hueben. 



Not rare; growing in loose, wide tufts on rocks and 

 logs, and roots of trees along streams. 



1476. A. obtusifolius, Bruch. & Schimp. 

 Common on the trunks of trees near water. 



ORTHOTHECIE.E TRIBE. 



Platygyrium, Br. Eur. 



1477. P. repens, Bruch. & Schimp. 



Very common in the woods; growing in yellowish 

 green tufts on decayed logs. 

 Pylaisia, Br. Eur. 



1478. P. intricata, Bruch. & Schimp. 



Not rare; often growing with the last, on trees and de- 

 cayed logs in shady woods. 



