730 359. Weissia. 14. MUSCI. Pl. cell. fol. 
Weissia Starkeana, FHedw. Sp. Musc. 65. 
Bryum minutum, Dickson Crypt. 4,7. 
Grimmia Starkeana, Roth Germ. 3, 146; Engl. Bot. 1490. 
Bryum Starkeanum, Hoffm. Germ, 2, 32. 
In meadows; autumn. 
6. Weissia affinis. Kindred weiss. 
Stem very short; leaves ovate; main rib prolonged; 
capsule ovate, upright; teeth of the peristome short, broad, 
blunt; lid conical. 
Weissia affinis, Hooker & Taylor Musc. Brit. 44. 
On gravelly banks and in fields. 
7. Weissia lanceolata. Lanceolate weiss. 
Stem rather long; leaves ovate; main rib prolonged 
nearly into a hair; capsule ovate; lid beaked, beak oblique. 
Leersia lanceolata, Hedw. Sp. Musc. 63. 
Grimmia lanceolata, Engl. Bot. 1408, 
Grimmia aciphylla, Mohr, 
Encalypta lanceolata, Turner M. Hib. 19. 
Bryum lanceolatum, Dickson Crypt. 3, 4. 
On heaths and banks; perennial; May. 
d. Apophysis 0; leaves main-ribbed, linear or awlshape. 
8. Weissia striata. Sireaked weiss. 
Leaves linear, fine-toothed, crisp when dry; capsule 
ovate, topshape, furrowed, upright; lid oblique, awlshape. 
Grimmia striata, Schrad. Diar. Bot. 2, 57. 
Weissia fugax, Hedw.S. Musc. 15. 
Bryum crispatum, Dickson Crypt. 3, 3. 
Weissia striata, Hooker & Taylor Musc. 45. 
On alpine banks. 
6. major. Leaves broad, linear. 
Weissia denticulata, Schwaegr. Suppl. 19. 
9. Weissia trichodes. Hairlike weiss. 
Stem scarcely any ; leaves awlshape, bristlelike, not cut ; 
capsule ovate, streaked; lid beaked. 
Gymnostomum trichodes, Mohr. Cr. Germ. 
Anictangium trichodes, Schwegr. Supp. 12. 
Grimmia trichodes, Engl. Bot. 2563. 
On rocks. 
Resembles weissia pusilla and gymnostomum tenue. 
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