i8o HOW TO KNOW THE MOSSES 



Seta reddish, often i-i >2 inches long, usually several on 

 one plant. 



Capsule erect y long-cylindrical; reddish; mature in 

 autiunn. 



Operculum short-beaked. 



Climacium dendroides (L.) Web. & Mohr is the spe- 

 cies most common in the northern part of our range, 

 especially in mountainous regions. The capsule is 

 about yk inch long, shorter and stouter than in the fol- 

 lowing species, and the leaves are more spreading. 



Range, northern and western North America, south to 

 New Jersey, Colorado, and California; Europe. 



Climacium americanum Brid. has a more southern 

 range. The capsules are longer and more slender 

 than in C. dendroides, measuring about ^16 inch, and 

 the leaves are more erect. 



Range, New Brunswick to Alabama, west to the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



Climacium Kindbergii (Ren. & Card.) Grout is the 

 species that grows in close clumps, with branches more 

 irregular and less frequently tree-like. It is sometimes 

 found in water at the edge of ponds and lakes. The 

 capsule is like that of C. americanum. 



Range, New Brunswick to Alabama; west to the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



