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6.E.Stokesii Turner. — Hypnum Turn.; Eurhynchium Br. eur. 



Leaves serrulate striate with narrowly subulate acumen; cells 

 gen. linear exc. the angular; costa vanishing in acumen. Leaves 

 of the thicker stem broad-ovate often filiform-pointed; those of 

 branches ovate or ovate-oblong; those of the complanate branchlets 

 very small and narrow. Capsule strangulate suboval or curved; 

 pedicel often long. Tufts us. green. Stem us. ascending, some- 

 times with paraphyllia; branches thin often fasciculate. R. 

 fruiting. — On earth and stones or at base of trees. Eur. 

 priuc. in southern distr. Germany, Italyl Sweden: Lindberg. 

 Amer. common in Pacif. distr. Can.: Macoun. U. S.: Mrs L. 

 C. Feely; Henderson, com. Cardot. 

 * E.pseudo-speciosum Kindb. n. subsp. 



Leaves squarrose; costa vanishing below acumen. Stem cree- 

 ping. Capsules unknown. — Wet places r. Amer. Alaska: J. 

 M, Macoun. Eur. Sweden: J. Persson. 

 7.E.oreganum SuUivant. — Hypnum Sull; Eurhynchium Kindb. 



Differs from E. Stokesn: Leaves larger, minutely denticulate, 

 less distant or nearly crowded. Capsule not distinctly constricted. 

 Tufts looser, finally yellowish. Stem decumbent more rigid; 

 primary branches thick often plumiform; branchlets not com- 

 planate. — Logs in woods r. Amer. Pacif. distr. Can.: Macoun; 

 Dawson. U. S.: Hertzman, com. E. Nyman; Henderson, com. 

 Cardot. 



b. Leaves not much broad at base, gen. not or slightly de- 

 current, with a not long acumen; angular (alar) cells few. Stem 

 decumbent; branches often complanate. 



aa. Leaves large serrulate gen. distinctly decurrent. Some- 

 times synoecious. 



S.E.speciosiim Rridel. — Hypnum Brid.; Eurhynchium Milde; 

 Hypnum Starkii C. M. syn. 



Leaves short-acuminate subovate or (those of branches) ovate- 

 oblong, faintly striate, very chlorophyllose, distant; cells subU- 

 near exc. the alar; costa vanishing below acumen. Capsule 

 oval-oblong; pedicel long. Stem creeping somewhat thick. 

 Tufts green often glossy. — Humid stones and earth in woods. 

 Eur. not r. in south, distr. Switzerl., Germany! 



bb. Leaves not large, gen. minutely denticulate; those of 

 branches not distinctly decurrent. 



9.E.praelongiini L. — Hypnum H.; Eurhynchium Br. eur.; 

 Hypnum distans Lindb.; H. hians Sull. ic. m. 



Leaves distant gen. subovate subobtusate and not striate; 

 cells us. oblong-lanceolate; costa varnishing below acumen. 



