178 SYNOPSIS OP BRITISH MOSSES. 



late above. Caps, almost globose, erect or inclined, 

 lid witb a curved or oblique beak, columella not winged, 

 cjlindric. 



Moist shady sandy banks. Spring. 



Var. /3. LONGiSETUM. L. long, linear-lanceolate, seta 

 very long. Caps, oval-oblong. 



406. P. aloides, Hedw. (Polytnchiim, Br. M. FL). 

 St. less than 1 inch, branched at apex. L. rigid, 

 spreading, lanceolate, sheathing, serrate on margin 

 and back. Caps, erect, somewhat ovate-urceolate or 

 cylindrical, lid conical, beaked, columella with four 

 wings. Hairs of calyptra whitish. 



Moist banks. Spring. 



Var. /S. MINUS. Smaller generally. " Hairs of calyp- 

 tra confluent below capsule." 



Umigera. — St. taller, dendroid. 



407- P. urnigerum, Jyiwn. St.] — 4 inches, branched 

 above, reddish below. L. spreading, linear-lanceolate, 

 from a short, broader, sheathing base, acute, serrate. 

 Caps, erect, narrowly cylindrical, regular, papillose, lid 

 convex, with a short, upright beak. October, March. 



Mountainous banks and sides of streams. 



Var. /?. H0MILE. St. short, simple. L. shorter, 

 straight. Caps, narrower, ovate, subcernuous. 



408. P. alpinum, Linn. St. much longer, branched 

 above, decumbent below. L. linear-lanceolate, from a 

 long sheathing base, gradually tapering, serrate, back 

 spinulose, margin inflexed. Caps, generally inclined, 

 ovoid, tumid, smooth, lid small, with a long, curved, 

 oblique beak. 



Subalpine localities. June. 



England, Scotland, Ireland. 



