: SYNOPSIS OF THE FLORA OF COLORADO. . so 
municated by General Palmer. This ee is often confounded with 
Bryum alpini um from its close likeness 
BRYUM CA2:SPITICIUM, Linn. 
Hab.—Dry ground; common everywhere. 
BryuM ARGENT, Lin 
Hab.—Same localities as the former; rare in the Rocky Mountains. 
BRYUM PSEUDO-TRIQUETRUM, Hedy 
Hab.—Springs on rocks. Downie. 
ova ROSEUM, Dill. 
Hab ade of pine woods in cations. ixpion of 1873. 
ZIERIA DEMISSA, (Hornsch.,) Sehp. 
Hab.—Fissures of rocks ; high mountains near Twin Lakes; rare. 
Downie. 
MNIUM CUSPIDATUM, Hedw 
Hab.—Shaded wet places; low mountains. Hall. 
MNIUM SERRATUM, Schrad. 
Hab.—Sandy ground, nas os and borders of streams; not rare. 
MNIUM SPINOSUM 
Hab.—Mountains of middle altitude, under pines. Dovenie. 
Movrow SPINULOSUM, Bryol. Eur 
Hab.—Same sues as the former; in open pine woods. Hall. 
Mnivum ial nbehiess tum, Linn. 
Hab.—Springs in ee mountains; poreete Hall. 
_ RS DEALBATUS, Pal. 
ub.— Boggy can pe plain and Nitta Twin Lakes. Dovrenie. 
MEESIA ULIGINOSA, Hedw 
Hab.—Moist earth; fissures of rocks. Hall. 
AULACOMNIUM ehececne. Schweegr. 
Hab.— Boggy places, plains and mountains; common. 
Ss Oa Ae ee 
BARTRAMIA ITHYPHYLLA, Brid. 
Hab.—Fissures of shaded rocks, middle altitude; not rare. 
BARTRAMIA ph os Bn 
Hab.—Every where along streams and on wet rocks, with its numerous 
varieties, gracilis, sivtn , fale alcata eat 
TIMMIA MEGAPOLITANA, He 
Hab.—Shaded banks and wet ienrrn of rocks; not rare. 
Pier AUSTRIACA, Hedw 
Pape —Same positions, at eveater altitude; rare. Hall; Downie. 
uae t URNIGERUM, (?) Linn. 
| Spee cimens too young and incomplete. May represent PB; eit 
a id., which | is closely allied to P. urnigerum. Indeed, bot species are 
considered ke any as the same. 
b akes. sig a = 
Poser M ALPINU 
Hab.—W et rocks, waterfalls, bi. middle stations. 
It is mostly represented in the Rocky Mountaius in its var. é. brevi- 
Jolium, Schp. 
POLY TRICHAD ELPHUS LYALLU, Mitten. 
Hab.—Pine-woods, middle casein Hail. 
POLYTRICHUM GRACILE, Men 
Hab.—Swampy ground in the mee Hail. 
