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Fig. 2. Oethotbichum pdmilum. 

 Little Bristle Moss (a) . 



Colour. Dark green. 



Stems. Very short, branched. 



Leaves (6) . Lanceolate. 



Flowers and Fruit. Capsule very small, immersed. Summer. 

 Locality. On trees. Rare. Found in Yorkshire. 



Fig. 3. Oethoteichum tenellum. 

 Slender-fruited Bristle Moss (a) . 



Colour. Brownish. 



Stems. Tufted, branches short. 



Leaves (b) . Lanceolate, obtuse, margin recurved, spreading. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Capsule gold colour, with orange ribs. Summer. 

 Locality. On trees. Rare. 



Fig. 4. Oethoteichum fallens. 

 Pale Bristle Moss (a) . 



Colour. Pale green. 



Stems. Slender, branches slender. 



Leaves (b) . Lanceolate, obtuse ; when wet widely spreading, erect when dry. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Capsule on short pedicel ; beak short. Summer. 

 Locality. Trees. Rare. Found near York. 



Fig. 5. Othoteichum steamineum. 

 Straw-coloured Bristle Moss (a) . 



Colour. Straw colour. 



Stems. Much branched, tufted. 



Leaves (b) . Lanceolate, broad below ; margin reflexed, spreading when dry. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Capsules numerous, oblong pear-shaped; calyptra bell- 

 shaped (companulate) , hairy. Summer. 

 Locality. Trees and rocks. 



