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T R I C H O S T OM UM piliferum.
Hairy Fringe-moss.
CRYPTOGAMIA Musci.
Gen. Char. Caps, oblong. F r in g e of 32 capillary,
straightish teeth, approximated or united in pairs.
Spec, Char. Leaves ovate, slightly concave, acute,
hair-pointed. Capsule ovate. Stem very short.
Syn. Trichostomum piliferum. Sm. FI, B r i t . 1245.
Bryum piliferum. D ick s . Crypt, fu s e . 4, 10. 1. 10.
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O u r le a rn e d frien d M r. T u rn e r, in h is b o o k on Irish
Mosses, p . 7 9 , h a s c ite d th is p la n t as th e sam e w ith Dicra-
num latifolium, t. 2 4 9 2 . T o us th e y ap p e a r d istin c t. The
leaves o f th e p re sen t, in one o f M r. D ick so n ’s specimens b e fo re us,
as well as in h is figure, are sh o rt, tru ly o v a te , a n d p o in ted , each
tip p e d w ith a v ery long te rm in a l h a ir. T h e capsule moreover is
sh o rte r a n d b ro ad e r.
T h is moss was found b y M r. D ic k so n , on sh ad y b an k s , near
Aberfeldy, in N o r th B rita in , T h e stem s a re very sh o rt, and
grow in p a tc h e s . Leaves few, o f a dull g re en , w ith a h a ir of their
own le n g th , a n d a c en tra l rib . F ru its ta lk c e n tra l, solitary, erect,
capilla ry , brow n , tw iste d , r a th e r above h a lf an in c h h ig h . Capsu
le e re c t, o v a te , s h o r t, w id e -m o u th e d , b rown a n d smooth.
L id sh o r t, b e ak e d .