Mosses and Lichens 



Leaves at the base of ibe pedicel (pericbcetial leaves). Over- 

 lapping, broad and blunt. 



Perichaetial leaves. 



Veil. 

 F. antipyretica. 



Spore-case with lid. 



Habit of flowering. Fruiting branch an inch long, male and 

 female flowers on separate plants. 

 Veil (calyptra). Beaked. 

 Spore-case. Cylindrical. 



Top of spore -case with 

 the inner teeth forming a 

 latticed cone in the centre 

 of the outer teeth. 



Cone 



Portion of peristome show- 

 ing one outer tooth on the 

 left and a portion of the inner 

 membrane on the right. 



F. antipyretica. 



Lid (operculum). Conical. 

 Teeth (peristome}. As in the genus. 

 Spores. Mature in summer. 



Distribution. In temperate regions of both continents. 



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