140 BRITISH MOSSES. 



Fig. 6. Pogonatum aloides. 



Aloe-leaved Hair Moss (a) . 



Colour. Dark green. 



Stems. Short, branched above frequently. 



Leaves {b). LanceolatOj serrated, rigid; very few. 



Flowers and Fruit. Capsule roundishj ovate, pale yellow ; calyptra whitish ; 



columella winged. Summer. 

 Locality. Damp banks. Common. 



Fig. 7. Pogonatitm ukingertjm. 



Urn-fruited Hair Moss (a) . 



Colour. Dark green and reddish. 



Stems. Branched, in large patches, bare below. 



Leaves (b) . Spreading in a tuft at the top, serrated, lanceolate ; base short and 



sheathing. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Barren flower, orange colour ; capsules abundant, 



cylindrical. 

 Locality. Banks and dry places. Common. 



Fig. 8. Pogonatum alpinum. 



Alpine Hair Moss {a) . 



Colour. Dark green. 



Stems. Flat to the ground {decumbent) at the base ; two to three inches long, 



erect above. 

 Leaves (b) . Long, curved and spreading, serrated ; back spinulose. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Seta red and thick ; capsule dark brown ; calyptra red brown. 



Summer. 

 Locality. Alpine districts. Common. 



