;
I . DICRANOWEISSIA CIRRATA (L.) Lindb.
Autoicous ; la xly pulvinate, dichotomous ; leaves lanceolate, rather
obtuse with revolute margins, angular cells indistinct ; capsule subcylindric,
annulate. (T. X IX , F.)
S>\N— Bryum trichoides exile, crectis capitulis in pcdiculis longioribus rubris D i l l . Cat. Giss.
224 (1719), et in R a y Syn. 3 ed. 97, n. 25 (1724).
Bryum cirratum ct stcllatum, tcnuioribus foliis D i l l . Hist. musc. 379, t. 48, f. 42 ( 17 4 1 ) .
Mnium cirratum L. Sp. pl. im (1753); Syst. Veg. 946. O e d e r Fl. dan. t. 538, f. 4
(1770). P o l l . Pl. palat. n. gS6, f. 9 (1777). W i t h . Bot. ar r . b r. veg. ii, 666 (1776).
H u l l B r . fl. P. II, 250 {1799).
Bryum cirr. H u d s . Fl. angl. 409 (1762) ; N e c k . Meth. musc. 213 (1771). L ig h t f . Fl.
scot, ii, 728 (1776). H o f fm . Deutsch. fl. ii, 54 (1796). A b b o t Fl. 13edf. 238 (1798)-
Hypnum cirr. W e i s s Cr. Gott. 207 (1770).
Lecrsia cirr. W i l l d . Pr. fl. berol. n. 902 (1787 ). R o th Tent. Fl. germ i, 455 {1788).
Dicranum cirr. T im m Fl. m e g a p . n. 7S3 (1788).
Gymnostomum cirr. ScHRANK^Baiers. Fl. ii, 436 (1789).
Afzelia cirr. E h r h . Pl. c r y p t , n. 232 (1790).
Encalypta cirr. S w a r t z Musc. suec. 25 (1799)-
Weissia Dicksoni W i l l d . op. c . n . 907. R o th op. c . 456. H o f fm . op. c . 32. B r id .
M u s c . r e c . II, P . I, 72 (1798).
Grimmia Dicks. Roth op. c. iii, P. I, 143 ( i793)- Sm. Fl. brit. 1188(1804); Eng. bot.
t . 1420. T u r n . Musc. hib. 27 (1804).
Barbala cirr. B r id . op. c. 203. R o e h l . Moosg. deutsch. 230 (1800). P. B e a u v . Prodr.
92 (1805).
Grimmia cirr. S c h r a d . Journ. bot. 1799, II, 58. W e b . M o h r Bot. Tasch. 134 (1807).
S c h k u h r Deutsch. Kr. gew. P. II, 54, t. 27 (i8io). S m . Comp. fl. brit. 181 (1825).
Weissiacirr. H e d w . Sp. musc. 69, t. 12, f. 7— 12 (1801). B r id . Sp. musc. I, 109 (1806) ;
Mant. 41(1819); Bryuniv.i, 343 (1826). S c h w a e g . Suppl. I, P. 1, 75 (1811). W a h l e n b .
Fl. lap. 303 (1812) ; Fl. carp. 340 (1814). R o e h l . Deutsch. fl. iii, 49 (1813) ; Ann. wett.
ges. iii. 104. M-a r t . Fl. cr. erl. i n (1817). H o o k . T a y l . Musc. br. 46, t. 15 (1818).
S c h u l t z Fl. starg. suppl. 67 (1819). F u n c k Moost. 15, t. 10 (1821). G r a y Nat. arr.
br. pl. i, 731 (1S21). H o o k . Fl. scot. P. II, 130 (1821); Br. Fl. ii, 21(1833). N e e s
H o r n s c h . Bry. germ, ii, P. II, 61, t. 29,f. 14 (1831). H u e b e n . musc. germ. 127 (1833).
M.a c k . Fl. hib. P. 2, p. 14 (1836). D e N o t . Syll. 232 (1838) ; Epil. bri. ital. 596 (1869).
B r . S c h . Bry. eur. fasc. 33— 36 p. 9, t. 6 {1846). W i l s . Bry. br. 47, t. 15 (1855). R a b e n h .
Deutsch. Kr. fl. ii, S. 3, 127 (1848). J e n s . Bry. dan. 120 (1856). S c h im p . Synops. 56
(i860). B e r k . Handb. br. m. 292 (1863). H o b k . Syn. br. m. 34 (1873). H u s n . M ouss .
nord-ouest 43 (1873).
Blindia cirr. C. M u e l l . Syn. 0,585 (1851).
Dicranoweissia cirr. L in d b . loc. cit. et Musc. scand. 25 (1879). M i l d e Bry.
siles. 49 (1869). S c h im p . Syn. 2 ed. 55 (1876). J u r a t z . Laubm. oesterr.-ung. 21
{1882).
Autoicous ; la xly pulvinate, soft, dull or yellowish green above,
brown or blackish b e low ; stems flaccid, dichotomous, slightly
radiculose, i — i in. high. L e a v e s curled, patulous, from a longish
concave base, gradua lly lineal-lanceolate, rather obtuse, smooth, entire,
revolute at margin ; nerve vanishing ju s t below apex ; ce lls at base
transp. rectangular, above incrassate roundish quadrate, at angles less
distinct, la x quadrate. Pe rich. b ra c ts shorter, broader, sheathing,
nerve thin ; caps, on a pale seta, erect, subcylindraceous, leptodermous,
pale brown with a red mouth, annulus o f 2— 3 rows o f cells ; lid pale red
shorter than caps, subulate, slightly ob liqu e ; teeth lanceolate, undivided,
purple below, finely papillose and pale above, inserted below the mouth.
Male infl. gemmaceous, below fern, the b ra c ts concave, ovate,
obtuse.
U ab.— O n old wooden fences, tree roots, or sometimes on rocks ; common.
F r . 12— 3.
T h e capsule v arie s in length and o ccas ion ally is found ra ther cu rved or
unsymmetric ; Oncophorus Brimtoni appears to h av e been confounded w ith this
b y the old authors, but is readily distinguished b y the different peristome and
the denticula te ap ex o f the leaf.
2. DICRANOWEISSIA CRISPULA [Hedw) Lindh.
Autoicous ; more densely cæspitose ; leaves lanceolate-subulate,
acute with plane margins, angular cells quadrate, brown ; capsule oval,
not annulate. (T. X IX , E.)
S y n .— lymsin crispula H e d w . Sp. musc. 68, t. I2, f. i— 6 (i8oi). B r id . Sp. musc. I, iio
(iS06)i Mant. 42 (i8ig) ; Bry. univ. i, 346 (1826). S c h w a e g . Suppl. I, P. I, 75 (1811).
R o e h l. Deutsch. fl. iii, 49 (1813) ; Ann. Wett. ges. iii, 103. H o o k . T a y l. M u sc. br. 46,
t. 12 (1818). F u n c k Moost. 15, t. 10 (1821). G r a y Nat. arr.br. pl. ¡,731 (1821). H o o k .
Fl. scot, P. II, 131 (1821) ; Br. Fl. ii, 22 (1833). D u b y Bot. gall, ii, 571 {1830). N e e s
H s c h . Bry. germ, ii, P. II, 65, t. 30. f. 15 (1831). H u e b e n . .M usc. germ. 129 (1833).
D e N o t . Syll. 230 (1838) ; Epil. bri. ital. 595 (1869). B r . S c h . Bry. eur. fasc. 33— 36,
p. 9, t, 3 (1846). R a b e n h . Deutsch. kr. fl. ii, S. 3, 127 (1848). W i l s . Bry. brit. 48, t.
15 (1855)- S c h im p . Syn. 55 (i860). B e r k . Handb. br. m. 293 (1863). H o b k . Syn. br.
m. 34 (1873). H u s n . Mouss. nord-ouest 43 {1873).
Grimmia crisp. Sm . Fl. brit. 1192 (1804) ; Eng. Bot. t. 2203. T u r n . M u sc. hib. 28 (1804).
W e b . M o h r Bot. Tasch. 134 (1807). S c h k u h r Deutsch. kr. gew. P. II, 53, t. 23 (1810).
V o i t Muse. herb. 30 (1812). Sm . Comp. fl. brit. 181 (1825).
Weissia cirrhata jj, crispula W a h l e n b . Fl, lapp. 323 (1812). H a r tm . Skand. Fl, 388.
Weissia falcata N e k s H s c h . Bry. germ, ii, P. II, 71, t. 31, f. 16 (1831).
Blindia crisp. C. M u e l l . Syn. ii, 584 (1851).
Dicranoweissia crisp. L in d b . loc. cit, et Musc. scand. 25 (1879). M i l d e Bry, siles. 49
{1869). S c h im p . Syn. 2 ed. 54 (1876). J u r a t z . Laubm. oesterr.-ung. ig (1882).
Autoicous ; in densely pulvinate soft yellow-green tufts, dark brown
or blackish below, i — 2 in. high. L e a v e s divergent, generally secund
above, crisped when dry, flexuose when moist, from a longer, broad
concave base, lanceolate-subulate, quite entire, the margin not revolute ;
nerve vanishing in the long acute point ; areolation denser, papillose at
back toward apex, basa l cells narrow and elongated, angular distinct,
brown, quadrate, upper roundish quadrate, chlorophyllose. Perich.
bracts sheathing, convolute, pale, oblong obtuse ; caps, on a longer pale
seta, erect, leptodermous, at first pale brown and narrowly oblong,
afterwards reddish brown, broadly ovate and vvrinkled, slightly con tracted
at mouth, exannulate ; lid conico-subulate, oblique, shorter
than capsule ; teeth lanceolate, purple, with 10— 12 jo in ts, papillose,
often cleft and paler at point.
Male infl. gemmaceous, at apex o f innov. b ra c ts ovate, obtuse.
H ab.— Mountain rocks. Fr. 5— 7.
Ben Lawers and Craig Chailleach (Hooker) ! ! Anglesea (Davies). Pentland hills
(Arnotl). Snowdon (Wilson) ! ! Braemar (Hunt) ! !