SYNOPSIS OF THE FLORA OF COLORADO. 159 







municated by General Palmer. This species is often confounded with. 

 Bryum alplnum from its close likeness to it. 

 /"BRYUM c^spiTiciU3i, Linn. 



Sab. Dry ground ; common everywhere. 

 ..' BRYUM ARGENTEUM, Linn. 



Hab. Same localities as the former ; rare in the Rocky Mountains. 



BRYU3I PSEUDO-TRIQUETRU3I, Hedw. 



Hab. Springs on rocks. Downie. 



BRYUM ROSEUM, Dill. 



Hab. Shade of pine woods in canons. Explor. of 1873. 



ZlERIA DE3IISSA, (Homscll.,) Schp. 



Hab. Fissures of rocks; high mountains near Twin Lakes; rare. 

 Doicnic. 



^ MKEUM CUSPID ATUM, Hedw. 



Hab. Shaded wet places ; low mountains. Hall. 

 y MNIUM SERRATUM, Schrad. 



Hab. Sandy ground, springs and borders of streams ; not rare. 



MNIUM SPOOSUM, Yoit. 



Hab. Mountains of middle altitude, under pines. Downie. 



MNiroi SPINULOSUM, Bryol. Eur. KI . 



Hab. Same places as the former; in open pine woods. Hall. 



MNIU3I PUNCTATUM, Lillll. 



Hal). Springs in low mountains; sterile. Hall. 



AMBLYODON DEALBATUS, Pal. Beauv. 



Hab. Boggy ground ; plain and mountains. Twin Lakes. Downie. 



MEESIA ULIGESOSA, Hedw. 



Hab. Moist earth ; fissures of rocks. Hall. 



AULACOMNIUM PALUSTRE, SdlWregr. 



Hab. Boggy places, plains and mountains; common. 



BARTRAMIA ITHYPHYLLA, Brid. 



Hab. Fissures of shaded rocks, middle altitude ; not rare. 



BARTRAMIA FONTANA, Brid. 



Hab. Everywhere along streams and on wet rocks, with its numerous 

 varieties, gracilis, alinna,falcata, &c. 



TnmiA MEaAPOLiTAXA, Hedw. 

 ' Hab. Shaded banks and wet fissures of rocks; not rare. 



TIMMIA AUSTRIACA, Hedw. 



Hab. Same positions, at greater altitude; rare. Hall; Doicnie. 



POGOXATOl URNIGERUM, (f) Linil. 



Specimens too young and incomplete. May represent P. capillary 

 Brid., which is closely allied to P. urmgerum. Indeed, botli species are 

 considered by many as the same. 



Hab. Twin Lakes. Doicnie. 



POG-ONATUM ALPINUM, Boelll. 



Hab. ^Yet rocks, waterfalls, c., middle stations. 

 It is mostly represented in the Rocky Mountains in its var. d. brcvi- 

 fulium* Sch[). 



POLYTRICIIADELPHUS LYALL1I, Mitten. 



Hab. Pine-woods, middle region. Hall. 



POLYTRICHUM GRACILE, MenzieS. 



Hab. Swampy ground in the mountains. Hall. 



