Family TIMMIACEAE 



A FAMILY containing a single genus of only a few 

 species. 



35. TIMMIA Hedw. (Timm-i-a) 



A small genus. Named after Timm, a botanist of 

 Mecklenburg, Germany. 



Timmia cucullata Michx. (given by some American 

 authors as T. megapolitana Hedw.) occurs especially in 



^ limestone regions on moist banks; not com- 



monly collected; fruit rare. 



Plants growing in loose patches; green above, 

 brown below. 



Stems erect, usually 1-2 inches long, slightly 

 branched. 



Leaves long and narrow; erect; spreading 

 when moist; slightly curled when dry. 

 Seta about i inch long; reddish. 

 Capsule inclined or horizontal, short-cylin- 

 drical, tapering io the seta; yellowish; ma- 

 ture in May. 



Operculum convex. 



Range, Newfoundland to Pennsylvania, west to the 

 Pacific; Europe. 



Timmia is not found in all localities and is rarely 

 collected. Sterile plants when moist resemble Poly- 



