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nohnum MNIUM foliis ovatis acuminatis pellucidis, pedun- 

 culis fubradicalibus, anchera nutante. Sp. fl. 

 1576. (Billen. miifc. t. 50./. 6'i.) 



Lancet- Icav'd pendulous Mnium. Jnglis. 



In woods and moift fliady places. IV-V. 



The (lalks are about an inch high, ibmctimes fin- 

 '" gle, but generally divided at the bafc into three 



or four younger branches, which grow out cf 

 the laft year's decay'd fhoot. The bafe of the 

 Italk, or the old Ihoot, is covered with a fufcous 

 fpongy down -, the upper part is red and fmooth. 

 The leaves are oval, acuminated, pellucid, quite 

 entire on the edgcf, divided in the middle by a 

 nerve, and alternately and thinly fet. 



The filament is about an inch high, red, and arifes 

 out of the laft year's fhoot, at the bafe of the 

 branches. The antherie are of an oblong oval 

 form, and pendulous. The operculum is fliort, 

 conical, and obtufe. 



Some of the ftalks are terminated with a large 

 ftellated caly>:^ having a fmall hairy difc. 



Other flalks refemble runners, and are barren and 

 creeping. 



'^num 7, WNIUM antheris pendulis pendulis, pcdunculo 

 curvaro, furculo fimplici, foliolis margine fca- 

 bris. Sp. pi. 1576. {Michel, gen. t. S9-f' 2 bona., 

 VailL Pm\ t. 24./. 4^5. DiJlen. invfc. t. 51./. 

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