MTaEELLA — LESKEA. 189 



almost erect, oval, oblong, lid conical, pointed, falling 

 early. Monoiooas. 



Boots of trees near rivers, &c. May, June. 



Tribe xxix. Leskeacej!. 



Fam. 1. Leskese. 

 104. MYUEELLA, Schp. 



439. M. julacea, Villars (L. moniliformis, WaliL, 

 ed. 1). St. i inct, slender tufted, branclied. L. im- 

 bricate, nearly round, obtuse, rarely shortly apiculate, 

 very concave, nerveless, denticulate at base ; per. 1. 

 ovate-lanceolate. Caps, almost erect, small, oval- 

 oblong, with a short beak. 



Alpine rocks. Summer. 



England, Scotland, Ireland. 



440. M. apiculata, Hueb. Loosely csespitose, soft 

 and fragile. L. loosely imbricate or patent, ovate, 

 very concave, often with a recurved apioulus, opaque. 

 Perist. pale, small. 



Moist rocky ground. Summer. 



Ben Lawers. 



105. LESKEA, Eedw. 



441. L. polycarpa, Ehr. St. intricately and densely 

 tufted, almost pinnately branched. L. imbricate, sub- 

 secund, ovate-lanceolate, concave, tapering, stoutly 

 nerved nearly to apex, margin entire, reflexed below ; 

 per. 1. erect, striate. Caps, cylindrical, erect, lid 

 conical, acute. Monoicous. 



Roots of trees. May, June. 



Var. /8. PALUDOSA. Generally more lax. Caps, longer. 



442. L. nervosa, Schw. Densely csespitose. Br. 

 pinnate. L. densely conf erted, patent, imbricate when 



