PHASCUM BRYOIDES. TALL PHASCUM.
PHASCUM bryoides ; càule elongato subramoso, foliis oblongis longe apiculatis, capsula exserta ellip-
tica, seta recta.
PHASCUM bryoides. Dicks. Crypt. fa s c . 4. p. 8. t. 10. ƒ . 3. Smith Fl. Brit: p. 1134. Engl.
Bot. t. 1280. Mohr FL Crypt. Germ. p. 65. Voit Musc. Herbip. p. 1. . Schwaeor.
Suppl, p . 8. t . l . Hooker et Tayl. Musc. B r it. p. 8. t. 5. Sturm Deutsch. Fl. — 0 *
PHASCUM gymnostoides. Bridel Musc. Suppl, p. 7.
Class and Order, a n d Ge n . Char. Vide Phascum curvicollum.
Radix fibroso-tomentosa, fusca.
Caulis tri- vel quadri-linearis et ultra, simplex vel. ra-
mosus, lnferne denudatus, superne foliosus.
Folia inferiora minuta, superiora sensim majora, omnia
erecta, laxe imbricata,oblonga, subacuminata,'
pallide viridia, nervo fusco in apiculunj longum
seu aristam desinente instructa.
Seta exserta, foliis duplo longior, erecta, stricta.
Capsula elliptica, fusca, apice acumine obliquo ob-
tuso. •
Semina ut in P h . curvicollo.
Root fibroso-tomentose, brown.
Stem three or four lines or more in length, simple or
branched, below naked, above leafy.
Leaves, the lower ones minute, the superior gradually
larger, all erect, loosely imbricated, oblong, subacuminate,
pale green, furnished with a brown
nerve which terminates in a long point or awn.
Fruitstalk exserted, twice the length of the leaves.
Capsule elliptical, brown, having at the apex an oblique
obtuse point.
Seeds as in P h . curvicollum.
Fig- L Plants, nat. size. Fig. 2. Plant, magn. Fig. 3. Interior leaf. Fig. 4. Exterior leaf. Fig. 5. Calyptra.
—All from Jig. 2. more or less magn.
This is probably a perennial species; for it is not unfrequently found with innovations, and Sturm and Schwae-
grichen have represented it quite branched with them. I t is distinguished by its large size, being the largest of the
genus, its ovate or elliptical capsule, and its leaves terminated by a long hair-like point.
Only two stations are given for it in the Botanist’s Guide: a t Clapham Springs, Bedfordshire, Dr. Abbot; and
on the Downs, Sussex, not uncommon, Mr. Borrer. To these we have to add,—near Darlington, Yorkshire,
Mr. Backhouse; and Catton, by Norwich, growing on banks, and bearing ripe capsules, as do the two preceding
Species, early in spring.