SELIGEEIA. 86 



107. F. taxifolius, Hedw. St. about ^ inch, fascicu- 

 late from base. L. lanceolate, pointed^ not bordered, 

 finely crenulatej nerved almost to apex. Caps, almost 

 ovate, inclined on a seta curved at summit, and inserted 

 at base of stem, lid large, convex, with a long, oblique 

 beak. Monoicous. 



Moist shady banks. December — February. 



108. F.adiantoides, Hedw. St. 1 — 3 inches, branched, 

 leafy. L. ovate-lanceolate, finely serrulate below, den- 

 tate at apex, nerved almost or quite to apex, border 

 sometimes thickened. Caps, oval-oblong, constricted 

 at mouth when dry, cernuous, arising from middle of 

 stem, lid with a long beak. Monoicous. 



Shady wet rocks and bogs. October — April. 



109. F. polyphyllus, Wils. St. 3 — 3 inches, simple 

 or branched. Br. arcuate. L. elongate, lanceolate, 

 rather acute, strongly nerved to serrulate apex, not 

 bordered. Caps, cylindric, inclined, tapering at base. 

 Barren fl. numerous, axillary. 



Moist shady rocks on mountains. 

 Wales, Ireland, Cornwall. 



Tribe viii. Seliqbeiace j; (Bruchiaceae) . 



Fam. 1. Seligeriae. 



22. SELIGEEIA, B. and 8. 



a. Peristome absent. 



110. S.Bonia.na,, Muell. {Anodus,ed. I). Sb. minute, 

 5 inch, gregarious. L. almost setaceous, lanceolate- 

 subulate, very minutely toothed at base ; per. 1. blunt- 

 ish and rather shorter. Caps, cup-shaped or turbinatej 

 mouth wide. Calyptra dimidiate. Perist. none, lid 

 with a short beak. 



Sandstone rocks. Rare. September. 



