NECKERA curtipendula.
Pendulous Neckera.
CRYPTOGAMIA Musci.
G en. Char. Caps, oblong, from a lateral scaly sheath.
Outer frin g e of 16 sharp teeth: inner of 16 capillary
alternate ones. V eil smooth.
S pec. Char. Stem branched, spreading. Leaves ovato-
lanceolate, pointed, even, spreading. Capsules on
longish stalks, drooping.
S yn. Neckera curtipendula. Heclw. Sp. Muse. 209.
Sm. FI. B rit. 1275.
Hypnum curtipendulum. Linn. Sp. PI. 1.594. Huds.
504. With. 864. Hull. 274. Dicks. H. Sicc.
fa sc . 4. 19.
H. dentatum curtipendulum, viticulis rigidis. D ill.
Muse. 333. t. 4 3 . f . 69.
H. arboreum repens, capitulis reflexis, brevibus pedi-
culis insidentibus. R ail Syn. 89.
(xATHERED by Mr. J. Woods and Mr. G. Sowerby on an
old wall near Pont-y-pool, South Wales. It occurs now and
then on rocks and trees in rather mountainous countries,
bearing fruit in the early part of summer, but is far from
common.
The stems grow prostrate and loosely entangled, forming
a multitude of short leafy branches, which are sometimes very
taper, and take root at their extremities. Leaves imbricated
every way, a little spreading, of a dull or yellowish green,
even (not undulated), ovate or lanceolate, pointed, with one
rib and a thickish entire edge. Sheaths long and tapering,
o f many closely imbricated leaves. Fruit-stalks red, more
than twice as long as the sheaths. Capsules ovate, pendulous
till they are very-old. Lid conical, short, curved. Fringe of
J 6 narrow incurved teeth, with the same number of minute
intermediate ones.