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ISe.B.COmmntatnm Schimper. — Webera Sch.; Bryum Boulay. 

 Leaves oval-ovate or suboblong us. short-acuminate and erect 

 when dry. Perichetial leaves oblong-lanceolate more distinctly 

 denticulate. Capsule suboval dark or blackish brown. — On 

 earth in alps. Eur. not uncommon. Norway! Finl.: Brotherus. 

 France: Husnot. Amer. Greenl.: Berggren. Can.: Macoun. 



* B.microdonliuni Kindb. — 'Webera microdenticulata C. M. 

 et Kindb. cat. Can. m. 



Leaves more glossy, patent when dry: perichetial somewhat 

 longer. Tufts looser. — Higher alp. region r. Amer. Can. Brit. 

 Col. 2100 metr. a. sea: Macoun. 



* B.gracile Schleicher. — Webera Notaris. 



Leaves smaller narrower more acuminate, appressed when 

 'dry. Capsule narrower sometimes reddish. Stem often with us. 

 red bulbilli. — Alps r. Eur. Norway, Switzerl.! Austria: Venturi. 

 Amer. Can.; Macoun. 



* B.sulbciicullatum C. M. et Kindb. — Webera cat. Can. m. 



Leaves small suboblong gen. obtusate, appressed when dry: 

 lower obtuse. Capsule smaller. Stem without bulbilli. Tufts 

 dense. — Higher alp. region r. Amer. Can. 2100 metr. a. sea: 

 Macoun. 



* B.Cardoti Renauld. — Webera Ren.; Bryum Kindb. 



Lower leaves often subobtuse. Capsule sometimes erect when 

 moist, sometimes pendent when dry. — Amer. r. U. S. Oregon: 

 Henderson, com. Cardot. 



* B.fllum Schimper. 



Leaves not reflexed, often subobtuse, more distant or less 

 distinctl}' crowded; cells wider. Tufts high often loose. Capsules 

 unknown. — Alps r. Eur. Norway! Switzerl.: Culmann, com. 

 Husnot. 



* B.carinatiini Boulay. — »Webera cucullata var.»: Husnot. 



Leaves carinate not reflexed neaiiy appressed, very glossy. 

 Capsule thick; pedicel short. — Rocks r. Eur. Mont Blanc: 

 Payot, com. Husnot. 



* B.Payoti Schimper. — sBryum Blindii var.»: Husnot. 



» Leaves broad-ovate long-decurrent nearly entire, imbricate 

 when dry. Tufts 4 — 6 c. m. high not tomentose. Capsules 

 unknown. — Alp. rivulets r. Eur. France: Payot»: Limpricht. 

 IBT.B.microsponim Kindb. — Webera pycnodecurrens C. M. 

 et Kindb. cat. Can. m. 



Differs from B. commutatum: Leaves distinctly serrate longer- 

 decurrent, more glossy and finally reddish, patent when dry; 



