l88 THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA 



H. PROLIFERUM L. H. splendens, Hedw. 



Randolph : in dense spruce forests, where it carpets al- 

 most everything beneath the trees, Cheat Bridge. Grant: 

 notul. idem., Bayard (Millspaugh). 



H. RUTABULUM L. 



Monongalia : on rocks in rill, Tibb's Run (Millspaugh, 



H. HALDANIANUM Grev. 



Fayette: near Quinnimont (Pollard & Maxon, 115). 

 H. REPTILE Rich. 



Monongalia: on ground near Tibbs Run (Andrews). 

 H. UNCINATUM Hedw. 



Monongalia; at Quarry Run (Andrezvs). 

 H. TREQUETRUM (L.) Br. & Sch. 



Monongalia : on ground, shade of hemlocks, Laurel Hills 

 (Millspaugh, 1649). 



H. MICROCARPUM C. Muell. 



Monongalia: on bark of hemlock tree, Cheat River (Mills- 

 paugh, 1389). 

 H. HIANS Hedw. 



Mercer: on damp, decayed bark, Bluefield (Millspaugh, 

 1840). Fayette: along Loup Creek (fames). 

 H. DEMISSUM Wils. Rhynchostegium demissum, Br. & Sch. 



Monongalia : on stones in rill, Tibb's Run, and on wet 

 rocks (Millspaugh, 1619, 1595). 



H. PLUMOSUM Huds. Brachythecium salebrosum, Br. & Sch. 

 Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). 



PTILIUM DeNot. 



P. CRIST A-CASTRENSE (L.) DeNot. Hypnum crista-castrense, L. 

 Plentiful on ground, rocks, logs, etc., in the dense spruce 

 forests. Grant : near Bayard. Randolph : near Cheat 

 Bridge (Millspaugh). 



STEREODON Mitt. 



S. IMPONENS (Hedw.) Brid. Hypnum imponens, Hedw. 



Monongalia : on decayed log, Georgetown ; loc. cit., Tibb's 

 Run. (Millspaugh, 1381, 1602) Fayette: near Nuttallburg 

 (Nuttall). 



S. CUPRESSIFORMIS (L.) Brid. H. cupressiforme L. 



Mercer: on damp decayed log, Bluefield (Millspaugh, 

 1487). 



S. CURVIFOLIUS (Hedw.) Brid. H. curvifolium Hedw. 



Monongalia : on decayed oak, Little Falls ; near Mor- 



gantown; near Georgeton; near Cassville; on ground, 



Georgetown. McDowell : on decayed log, Elkhorn. Mercer 



