SERIES II. ANGIOCARPL 



TRIBE V. VERRUCARIACEI. 

 FAMILY 11. ENDOCARPEI. 



Endocarpon, (Hedw.) Fr. Thallus foliaceous, or crustaceous,. pel- 

 tate; apothecia imbedded, minute. Spores colorless. For 

 exposition consult Tuck. Gen. Lich. 246. 



108. E- miniatum, (L.) Schaer. Thallus cinereous, large, peltate, 

 lobate-crenate, umbilically affixed; underside smooth or 

 rugose, fulvous; apothecia numerous and minute, immersed, 

 brownish. 



On calcareous" rocks near Lemont and elsewhere. The spe- 

 cies has a wide distribution; is found in Europe and Japan, 

 being used in the latter country, as I am informed by Prof. 

 Minakata, as an article of diet. The thallus is often one 

 inch or more in diameter. Abundant in Illinois. 



109. E, miniatum, (L. ) Schaer., var. complicatum, Schaer. A poly- 

 phyllous form. 



Found on limestone rocks at Lemont and elsewhere. 



110. E, miniatum, (L.) Schaer., var. muhlenbergii, Ach. 

 Occurs with the first named and is scarcely distinct. 



111. E, hepaticum, Ach. Thallus fuscous, squamose, small, round 

 or angular; apothecia numerous, blackish. Ach. L. U. 298. 

 (1810). Nyl., etc. 



On calcareous earth at Lemont and in Will County. 



112. E, pusillum, Tuckerm. Thallus very small, greenish, thin; 

 apothecia minute, imbedded. 



Very abundant throughout our territory on various rocks and 

 stones. The genus Endocarpon was founded upon this 

 species. V. pallida, Nyl. Ach. L. U. 



