Clare Island Survey — Musri and Hepaticae. 



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The Mosses of most frequent occurrence on the island are — Mnium hornum, 

 Leucobryum glaucum, Glyphomitrium polyphyllum, Campylopus atrovirens, 

 Campylopus flexuosus, Campylopus pyrifornvis, Stereodon cupressiforme, Isothecium 

 myosuroides (this last plant was much more common than cupressiforme,, whose 

 place it occupied on stones and at the bottom of fences), Hypnwm velutinum, 

 Grimmia hypnoides, Acrocladium cuspidatum, Hylocomium squarrosum. 



The Hepatics of most frequent occurrence on the island are — Pellia 

 cpiphylla, Frullama tamarisci, Scapania resupinata, Lepidozia setacea, Biplo- 

 phyllum albicans, Metzgeria furcata, Jungermania ventricosa, Jungermania 

 incisa. 



On the summit of Croaghmore (1520-1430 feet) the following were 

 collected amongst the Ling and Juncus squarrosus : — 



Sphagnum acutifolium. 

 Polytrichum urnigerum. 



commune. 

 Campylopus flexuosus. 

 Dicranum scopariuni. 



var. orthoplryllum. 

 Grimmia hypnoides. 

 Mnium hornum. 

 Gymnocybe palustris. 

 Scapania resupinata. 

 Kautia trichornanis. 

 Frullania tamarisci. 

 Aneura sinuata. 



Thuidium tamariscifolium. 

 Isothecium viviparum. 

 Plagiothecium undulatum. 

 Hypnum purum. 

 Stereodon cupressiforme. 



var. ericetorum. 

 Hylocomium parietinum. 



loreum. 



squarrosum. 



proliferum. 

 Diplophyllum albicans. 

 J uugermania ventricosa. 



lyoni. 



incisa. 



On the summit of Slievemore (2204 feet), which is the nearest high 

 elevation on the mainland, the Mosses and Hepatics found were the 

 following : — 



Grimmia hypnoides. 

 Gymnocybe palustris. 

 Dicranum scopariuni. 

 Campylopus pyriforme. 



atrovirens. 

 Ceratodon purpureum. 



Sphagnum rubellum. 

 Hylocomium loreum. 



parietinum. 



proliferum. 



squarrosum. 



The first of the above is the prevailing moss on this summit. Mr. Fraeger 

 was misled into stating in his very interesting paper on the Flora of Achill 

 in the " Irish Naturalist " for November, 1904, that the predominating mosses 



