T a ò .X V J J I.
JU N G E R M A N N IA LA N C EO LA TA .
(TAB. X V III.)
J u n g e rm a n n i a , c a u le p r o c u m b e n te , s u b s im p lic e : fo liis p a te n ti b u s , o v a to - s u b r o tu n d i s : fi-u ctu
te rm in a l i j c a ly c ib u s o b lo n g is , c y lin d r a c e is , s u b a r c u a t i s , a p ic e d c p re s s o , p ia n o ; o r c c o n tr a c to ,
in e is o - d e n ta to .
Jungermannia lanceolata. L i n n . Sp. Pl. ii. p . 1 5 9 7 - S y st. N at. i i . p. 705. P o l l i c h , Pal. m .
p . 1 7 9 . L e e e s , Herb. p. 2 4 9 . S c h r a n k , Baiersche Flora, i i . p. 4 9 5 . W e is , Plant. Crypt.
p . 1 1 4 . W i l l d . Ber. p . 3 4 0 . OE d e r , Enum. Pl. Fi. Dan. p . 4 1 . A l l i o n i , Ped. i i . p . 3 1 2 .
S c h r e b e r , Spic. FL Lips. p . 1 0 3 . S c h r a d e r , Samml. Lie f. i i . p . 4 . H o f fm a n n , Germ. i i .
p . 88. R o t i i , Germ. i i r . p . 3 7 3 . L i n n . S y st. N a t. ed. Ginel. ii. p . 1 3 4 8 . L am a r c k ,
Encycl. Bot. m , p . 2 7 9 . W i t h . i i i . p. 8 5 3 . H u d s . A n g l.p . 5 1 0 , L i g h t f . S to i. u . p . 7 7 3 .
Lichenastrum, capitulis nudis, Trichomanis fa c ie , folio lis âensiùs congestis, minus. R aie
S yn. p . 11 2 .
Jungermannia palustris, minima, repens ; fo liis subrotundis, densissimis, lætè virentibus.
M ic h e l i , Nov. Gen. p . 8. t. 5 . / , 6. et 7 .
H a b. Woods and m oist shady places in Westmoreland. Hudson.—Moist shady banks.
Withering.—Moist shady places, and on ro tte n tm n k s o f frees. Lightfoot.
P l a n t g r o w i n g in sm a ll d e n s e c lu s te ra o f a p a le g r e e n c o lo r.
Root, a f ew m in u t e , w h it is h , simi>le f ib r e s , p r o c e e d in g h e r e a n d th e r e f ro m th e u n d e r
s id e o f th e p la n t.
Stems a b o u t a q u a r t e r o r h a l f a n in c h lo n g , c y lin d r ic a l, p r o c u m b e n t , s im jile , o r n ow a n d
th e n f u r n i s h e d w ith o n e o r tw o s h o r t l a t e r a l sh o o ts .
i e a r e s ( f . f . 2 , 4 , 5 ) i a t h e r c lo se ly p la c e d , alAvays p a t e n t e r h o r iz o n t a l , q u ite e n t ir e , o v a te ,
h a v in g howcA'cr a b r o a d a n d s em i- am p l e x ic a u l b a s e ; th o s e a t th e b a s e a n d th e e x tr em i t y
o f t l i e b a r r e n s h o o ts a r e th e sm a l le s t ( f. 4 ) , th e r e s t a r e a b o u t a q u a r t e r o f a lin e in
l e n g th : t h e i r color is a l ig h t , yellOAvish g r e e n , v a iy in g in th e low e r IcaA es t o a d ir ty
b r o w n : th e reticulation is la r g e , c om p o s e d o f o b lo n g c e llu le s .
Perichætial leaves (f, 8) la r g e r a n d m o r e o b lo n g th a n t li e r e s t , a t th e b a se c o n c a v e , a n d
e m b r a c in g t h e loAver p a r t o f th e c a ly x , t h e i r u p p e r p a r t p a te n t,