14*. MUSCI. 35 9. Weissia. 
729 
PI. cell.fol. 
XVII. 359. WEISSIA. Hedwig. Weiss. 
Capsule valveless, pedicelled ; pedicells terminal ; peri- 
stome single, toothed ; teeth 16, entire, equidistant ; calyptra 
halved. 
a. Capsule with an apophysis. 
1. Weissia splachnoides. Splachnumlike weiss. 
Leaves tongueshape, tip rounded ; main rib not reaching 
the tip ; capsule reverse ovate ; apophysis reverse- conical ; 
lid convex, rather pointed. 
Weissia Splachnoides, Schvccegr. Suppl. 17. 
Grimmia splachnoides? Engl. Hot. 2164, leaves differ. 
Splachnum lingulatum, Dicks. Crypt. 4, 4 ; Engl. Bot. 2095. 
On alpine bogs. 
2. Weissia Templetoni. Templeton 5 * 7 s weiss. 
Leaves ovate, lanceolate, pointed ; capsule with the apo- 
physis narrow, pearlike; lid nearly flat. 
Weissia Templetoni, Hooker FI. Lond. ed. 2. 
Funaria Templetoni, Engl. Bot. 2524. 
On wet banks. 
b. Apophysis 0 ; leaves without a main rih. 
3. Weissia nuda. Naked weiss. 
Stem scarcely any ; leaves ovate, lanceolate, riblcss ; cap- 
sule ovate, bunched on one side, nodding. 
Bryum nudism, Dickson. Cryp. 4,7. 
Grimmia nuda, Turner M. Hib. 25; Engl. Bot. 1421. 
Weissea rosea, Wahlcnb. Lapp. 19. 
Weissia incarnata, SchwcEgr. Suppl. 18. 
On clay soils. 
c. Apophysis 0 ; leaves main-ribbed, ovate or lanceolate. 
4. Weissia nigrita. Negro weiss. 
Stem long; leaves lanceolate, pointed; capsule reverse- 
ovate, nodding, bunched, furrowed ; lid hemispherical, 
blunt-pointed. 
Weissia nigrita, Hedw. Sp. Muse. 72. 
Bryum nigrilum, Dicks. Crypt. 3,9. 
Grimmia nigrita, Engl. Bot. 1825. 
On moist banks on mountains. 
5. Weissia Starkeii. Starkey's weiss. 
Stem very short; leaves ovate; main rib prolonged into 
a point; capsule ovate, upright; teeth of the peristome awl- 
shape, acute; lid conical. 
