J U N G E R M A N N I A pumila,
Dwarf Simple Jungermannia.
C R Y P TO G AM IA Hepatica;.
Gen. Char. Male flowers sessile.
Capsule on a stalk rising from a sheath, of 4 valves,
Seeds attached to elastic filaments.
Spec. Char. Stems simple, short, ascending. Leaves
in two rows, curved to one side, roundish-oblong,
entire, undivided. Sheath cylindrical, sharply toothed.
Syn. J. pumila. With. 883, t. 18. J. 4. Hull. 281.
M e . GRIFFITH first discovered this species in Cwm Idwell,
North Wales. Miss Hutchins sent our specimens from Ireland
to Mr. Hooker, who kindly gave them to us,
The stems grow either loosely scattered over the ground, or
slightly matted together, each about a quarter of an inch high,
simple, creeping at the base, ascending and swelling upwards,
The leaves are of a dull brownish green, imbricated in a row
at each side of the stem, but both rows curved upward. Each
leaf is roundish, slightly concave, undivided and entire, ribless,
a little elongated at the base, destitute of auricles or appendages.
Sheath terminal, solitary, longer than the leaves, often
brownish, cylindrical; rather contracted, with sharer unequal
teeth, at the orifice. Fruitstalk tall. Capsule with dark-brown
elliptical valves.
This species diffuses a delightfully fragrant scent, whether
in a moist or dry state.