^-^^ CRYPTOGAMIA ALG^. 



** Frondibtis pinnatis, pinnuUs auriculatis fuferne 

 ieElis. 



V,ndulat(i\o j^ frondibus fiipra bipinnatis apice fioriferis, folio- 

 Jis fiibrotundis integerrimis. Sp. pi. 1598, (Dil- 

 hutnufc t. 71./. 17. VailLVaris t. 19./. 6.J 



Ear'd Jungermannia, with entire undulated leaves. 

 ylnglis. 



In fliady woods at the roots of trees. iV. 



The ftalks are above an inch high, divided into 

 three or four branches, ereft or leaning, and 

 grow in clufters The middle nerve is blackifh 

 and fibrous at the bafe. The leaves are convex 

 above, concave beneath, entire, but (lightly 

 vvaved on the edges, furnifhed each with a Imall 

 auricle at the bafe, which embraces the nerve. 

 They are of a dark reddiHi brown colour at the 

 bafe of the flalk, and fmaller than thofc at the 

 fummits of the branches, v.hich are of a fufcous 

 oreen colour. They grov/ alternately pinnate, 

 near to each other, but pr.tent, diftindl, Dnd not 

 imbricated. 



The peduncles are white, about an inch long, and 

 arife fingly at the top of the branches, out of a 

 fufcous green oblong fheath. The nnther^s ara 

 roundilh and fufcous. 



J. frondibus fupra bipinnatis inferne fiorlferis, foli- 

 olis crenulatis imbricatis rotundis. Sp.pl. 1599, 

 (Di'le-n. mufc. t. 71./. 19.) 



Reclining cr.fped Jungermannia. Avails - 



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