PLANTS OF NORTH ELBA 



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RHYNCHOSTEGIUM 



Hypnum rusciforme Weis 

 Stones in streams. Near Whiteface inn. Mrs Britton. 



PLAGIOTHECIUM 

 Hypnum pulchellum nitidulum ( Wahl.) L. cr 5 J, 

 Plagiothecium nitidulum B. & S. 

 Base of trees. Indian pass trail. 



Hypnum elegans Hook. 

 Rocks and cliffs. Mt Jo. Mrs Britton. 



Hypnum Mullerianum Hook.f. 



Prostrate trunks and decaying wood. Near Whiteface inn and on 

 Moose island. Mrs Britton. 



Hypnum sylvaticum Huds. 

 Rocks. Head of Cascade lake. July. 



Hypnum Muhlenbeckii Spruce 



Rocks and cliffs. Very common. Easily recognized by its short 

 slender branches with spreading leaves. Mrs Britton. The lid is often 

 tipped with red. 



Hypnum denticulatum L. 



Wet rocks and cliffs. Common and variable. 



AMBLYSTEGIUM 



Hypnum subtile Hoffm. 



Base of trees. Freemans Home. A very small moss. 



Hypnum serpens L. 



Decaying wood. Freemans Home and Newman farm. June. 



Hypnum radicale Bv. 



Wet ground and damp decaying wood. Adirondack lodge. Mrs 

 Britton. 



Hypnum riparium L. 



Swamps, water holes and borders of lakes. Lake Placid. Miss 

 Marshall. 



