LEUCODONTACEAE 



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characteristic is the smooth, cylindrical appearance of 

 the secondary stems and branches, when dry, curved out- 

 wards and upwards; when moist, the branches are 

 straight and the leaves wide-spreading. 



Leucodon julaceus (L.) Sull. is a southern species, ex- 

 tending north to Michigan and southern New England. 



Leucodon julaceus 



Plant when moist ; and when dry 

 leaf and capsule enlarged. 



Leucodon hrachypus 



Plant when moist ; and when dry ; 

 leaf and capsule enlarged. 



The secondary stems are short, rarely more than Y\ 

 inch long, slightly branched, perfectly cylindrical when 

 dry, without the leaves being at all turned to one side. 

 The leaves are yellowish- to olive-green. Only the base 

 of the seta is wrapped in leaves. 



Leucodon brachypus B rid. is found in mountainous 

 or hilly woods from Nova Scotia to Kansas, south to 

 the Gulf States. The secondary stems are lont^, some- 

 times reaching i >< inches. The leaves are bright to olive- 



