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Crambeck and Welburn, Yorks. (Spruce 1843)1 Newton Viaduct (Wdsm, 1837)'. ■
Masham (Mudd). Thirsk and Byland Abbey (Bufer). Hovingham. Ingleboro and
Settle, Yorks. (Hobkirk). Greenheugh, Burnmouth and Wooler (Har<f;O. Beailey,
Red Hill and Maxtoke, Warwick (Bagnali). Ashwood Dale, Derby. (Holt 1880) . .
Common in Devon and Cornwall.
C. Desmatodon. Nerve free from appendages; leaves soft, h igh ly ,
chlorophyllose.
7. TOETULA ATEOVIEENS (Sm.) Lindb.
Au to icou s ; dwarf, caespitulose. L e a v e s spreading, oblong, subspa
thulate, concave, ap icu la te , with reflexed margins ; nerve thickened
anterior ly above the middle, slightly excur rent. Cap s, oval, lid
obliquely ro s te lla te , te e th o f per. unequal, short, obliquate, not con-
to r ted . (T. X X X I , B.)
SYN.— Trichostovinm convolutnm B r id . Sp. m u s c . I, 232 ( i 8o 5), M a n t . 83 (^ § 19 ), B r y . «mv i,
4Q2 (1826). C. M u e l l . Synops. i, 590 (1849)- S c h im p . Synops. 153 ( i8 6 0 ) . B e r k .
Handb. br. m . 2 6 1 , t . 22, f. 8 (1863). H u s n . M o u s s . nord.-ouest. 75 (18 73 ).
Grimmia atrovirens S m . Eng. B o t . t . 2015 (18 09 ).
Didymodon nervosus H o o k . T a y l . M u s c . brit. 6 6 , t 2 0 ( 1 8 1 8 ) . B r i d . Bry u n i v . i 516-
G r a y Nat. arr. b r . p l . i , 7 4 2 ( 1 8 2 1 ) . H o o k . Br. fl. 11, 2 8 ( 1 8 3 3 ) . M a c k . Tl. h i b e i n . P ,
2 , 1 7 ( 18 3 6 ) .
Trichostomum nervosum F u e r n r . in Flora xii, P. II, Ergänz. 32 (1829). H u e b e n . Musc.
germ. 295 (1833).
Desmatodon nervosus B e . S c h im p . B r y . eur . f. 18— 20, M o n . 6, t . 3 (18 4 3 ). R a b e n h .
D e u t s c h . k r . fl. 11, S . 3. 100 (1848). S p r u c e m A n n . m a g . n h . 2 s e r . m , 374 (1849 .
S c h im p . C o r o ll . 26 ( 18 5 5 ) . W i l s . B r y . b r it . 103, t. 20 ( 18 5 5 ) . D e N o t . E p i l. b n . ita l.
576 (18 6 9 ) . L e s q . J am e s M o s s e s N . A m e r . 1 13 (188 4).
Tortula atrovirens L in d b . de Tort, 236 (1864), H o b k . Syn. br. m. 65 (1873).
Barhula nervosa M i l d e Bry. siles. 112 (1869).
Barbuta atrovirens S c h im p . Synops. 2 ed, 194 (1876'.
Desmatodon atrovirens J u r a t z . L a u bm . o e s te r .-u n g . 136 ( 18 8 2 ).
A u to ic o u s ; dwarf, cmspitulose or subpulvinate, dingy green.
L e a v e s densely imbr icated, spirally convo lute when dry, erecto-patent
when moist, oval-oblong, concav e , nerve y ellowish, thickened above
ante rior ly, excur rent in a short acute mucro, margin en tiie , revolute,
ce lls a t base lax shortly r e c tan g u la r with two marginal rows quadrate,
above minute quadrate, opake very finely papillose. Cap s, on a short
reddish seta, e re c t, oval, fuscous, e xa n n u la te ; lid h a lf length o f caps.,
con ic obliquely ro s te llate ; te e th o f per. on a pa le exser ted basal membrane,
irregular, unequal, p apillose, rufo-ferruginous, e re c t and straight
when dry, sligh tly tw is ted obliquely when w e t ; spores smooth. Male
infl. minute gemmaceous, a t base o f female, b racts o v ato -lanc ., faintly
nerved.
H a b .— Dry banks and old walls, especially near the sea. Fr. 3— 5.
Killiney Bog, Dublin (Taylor). Cork (Carroll). Bray Head. Wicklow and Youghal
(Sarginl). Hastings (Jenner) \ ! DawUsh (Holmes). Seaton Cliffs, Cornwall (Brent).
Truro (Tellam). Drayton Bushes, Warwick (Bagnall). Old Canibus and Eyemouth,
Northumberland (Hardy). Anglesea (Wilson). Barmouth (Holt 1882) .
The tufts of this little moss are generally filled with fine sand or mud,
so that the lower part becomes brown and dead ; the peristome when moist
shows a decided tendency to become twisted, though straight when dry.
8. TOETULA CUSTEIFOLIA (Dich.) Roth.
Au to icou s ; densely gregarious, pellucid green. L e a v e s rosulate
above, obovate-spathulate, smooth ; nerve thin vanishing or excurrent ;
cells lax, quadrate. Cap s, erect, oblong, lid conic, oblique ; peristome
c lo se ly contorted. (T. X X X I , C.)
S y n .— Bryum humile, pilis carens viride et pellucidum. D i l l . Hist. musc. 356, t. 45, f. 15
(1741), et Herbar.
Bryum murale Var, H u d s . Fl. angl. 406 {1762).
Bryum cuneifolium D i c k s . PI. crypt. I ll , 7 (1793). H o f f m . Deutsch. fl. ii, 45 e synon,
(1795). H u l l Br. fl. P. II, 256 (1799).
Tortula cuneifolia R o T H Tent. fl. germ, iii, P. I, 213 (1800). S m . FI. brit. iii, 1257 (¡‘¡804) ;
Eng. Bot. t. 1510. T u r n . Musc. hib. 51 p.p. (1804). H o o k . T a y l . M u s c . br. 31, t. 12
(1818). G r a y Nat. arr. br. pl. i, 723 (1821). H o o k . G r e v . in B r e w s t . Ed. Journ. i,
297 (1824). M o n t . in Arch. Bot. i, 137 (1832). H o o k . Br. fl. ii, 46 (1833). M a c k .
Fl. hibern. P. 2, 26 (1836). De N o t . in Mem. ac. Torin. xl, 296 (1838), Syllab. 174
(1838), Musc. ital.I, 28, t. 10 (1862), Epil. bri. ital. 534 (1869). S p r u c e in Ann. mag.
n. h. 2 ser. iii, 375 (184g). W i l s . Bry. Brit. 128, t. 12 (1855). B e r k . Handb. br. m .
254 (1863). L in d b . de Tort. 237 {1864). H o b k . Syn. br. m. 65 (1873).
Tortula spathulcefolia D e N o t . op. c. 297, et Syllab. 174.
Barbula Dicksoniana S c h u l t z Recens. Barb, et Syntr, 224, t. 34, f. 33 (1823). H u e b e n .
Musc. germ. 311 {1833).
Barbula ctmeifoUa B r i d . Bry. univ. i, 54g excl. syn. (1826). B r . S c h im p . Bry. eur. f.
13— 15, Mon. 31, t. 17 (1842). C . M u e l l . Synops. i, 628 (184g). B e r t o l . Fl. ital.
crypt. 209. S c h im p . Synops. 182 (i860), 2 ed. 198. H u s n . M o u s s . nord-ouest. 84 {1873).
L e s q . J a m e s Mosses N. Amer. 117 {1884).
Desmatodon cuneifolius J u r a t z . Laubm. oester.-ung. 133 (1882).
A utoicous ; la xly cæspitose or gregarious, brigh t green. L ow e r
lea ves remote broadly ovate, sh ortly acuminate, upper crowded in a
pa tulous ro sette , obovate-spathulate, smooth, soft, thin, often com-
plicate -conca ve ; nerve thin, vanishing below apex or excurrent in a
mucro or longer point, margin e re c t, more or less flexuose, cells a t base
e longated, v ery lax and pellucid, above roundish-quadrate, soft and
diaphanous, w ith granular chlorophyl. Caps, on a long purple straight
seta, erect oblong or subcylindric, regular or v ery slightly incurved,
olive brown, ann. simple, persistent, lid J length of caps., conic ; per.
on a broadish basal membrane, reddish, much contorted. Male infl.
near the female, gemmaceous, bracts broadly ovate, obtuse.
H ab.— Banks near the sea, and edge of ditches. Fr. 3— 4.
Devon and Cornwall, frequent. Scotland (Dickson). Yarmouth (Turner). Tunbridge
wells (Forster). Hastings (Jenner, 1841) ! Shere (Dr. Capron, 1869) ! ! Grosty Hill,
Halesowen (Bagnall, 1872)! Garth Ferry, Anglesea (Wilson)'.'. Bantry IMtss
Hutchins). Cork (Wilson). Howth (Orr). Littlehampton and Maresfield (Mitten).
Torquay and Torpoint (Hooker). Plymouth (Holmes) ! ! Budleigh Salterton (Dickie).
This moss belongs more especially to the Mediterranean area of
distribution, and hence with us it occurs most frequently in the south of
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