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TRICHOSTOMUM linoides.
X1 f
Flax-leaved Fringe-moss.
CRYPTOGAMIA Musci.
G en. Char. Caps, oblong. Fringe o f 32 capillary,
straightish teeth, approximated or united in pairs.
Spec. Char. L ea v e s la n c e o la te , b lu n t ish w ith a min
u te p o in t . C a p su le ovate. L id aw lsh a p ed , as
lo n g as the ca p su le . Stem b u t lit tle b ran ch e d .
Syn. Trichostomum linoides. Sm. FI. Brit. 1247.
Bryum linoides. Dicks. Crypt, fasc. 3. 8 . t. 8. ƒ . 3.
With. 824. Hull. 260. Hedw. Sp. J\Xusc. 114.
w E a r e o b lig e d (o M r . W i n c h fo r a f a r m o r e p e r f e c t spec
im e n o f th i s b e a u t i f u l m o ss th a n w e h a d e v e r b e fo re s e e n ,.
w h i c h en ab le s u s to c o r r e c t th e d e s c r ip tio n in FI. Brit. I t
w a s g a th e r e d b y M r . B a c k h o u s e a t th e H ig h F o r c e , T e e sd a le .
M r . W i n c h h a d fo u n d som e le ss c om p le te , s e v e ra l y e a r s a g o ,
i n W e a r d a l e , in th e sam e n e ig h b o u rh o o d .
T h e stem s c om p o s e la x tu f ts in w a te r y s itu a tio n s , a n d are
f rom h a l f a n in c h to tw o in c h e s h ig h , g e n e r a lly d iv id e d ab o v e
th e f low e rin g p o in t. L e a v e s r a th e r d i s ta n tly im b ric a te d ,
s p r e a d in g , b r ig h t g r e e n , b u t so o n tu r n in g r u s ty , lan c e o la te ,
o r som ew h a t o v a te , k e e le d , e n tir e , b lu n tis h , th e i r s tro n g m id r
ib e x te n d in g in to a m in u te p o in t m o re o r less e v id e n t. F r u i t -
s ta lk s r e d , a t le n g th b r o w n , from h a l f a n in c h to a n in c h
h ig h , s o lita ry , t e rm in a tin g th e sh o o ts o f th e y e a r p r e c e d in g ,
tw is te d w h e n d r y . C a p su le o v a te , q u ite e r e c t, b r o w n ; o b s
c u r e ly s tr ia te d w h e n o ld o n l y ; its m o u th v e r y s lig h tly d ila te d .
L id aw ls h a p e d , s le n d e r, t aw n y , n o t m o re th a n th e le n g th of
th e c a p s u le , v e r y a c u te . F r in g e r e d d i s h , s c a r c e ly h a l f th e
sam e le n g th , s t r a ig h t , n o t tw is te d .— I n th e s p e c ific c h a r a c te r
in FI. Brit., caluptra is a c c id e n ta lly w r itte n fo r operculo.