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PLcell.foL 14-. MUSCL 359.Weissia. 731
10. Weissia cirrata. Tendrilled weiss.
Leaves broadly awlshape; crisp when dry; edges turned
over ; capsule ovate ; lid beaked.
Brjuni trichoides exile, erectis capitulis in pediculis longioribus lubris,
Dillen. in Rail Syn. 97, 25.
Mniuiii cirrhatum, Lin. S. P. 1576.
Weissia Dicksoni, Wilden.Berol. 303.
Weissia cirrata, Hedw. S. Muse. 69.
Encalypta cirrata, Swariz M. Suec. 25.
Afzelia cirrhata, Ehr/i. Crypt. 232.
Bryuin Dicksoni, Dickson Crypt. 3,4.
On rails and posts, rarely on banks.
1 1 Weissia curvirostra. Bent beak weiss.
Leaves linear, awlshape; capsule ovate, cylindrical; lid
beaked.
Brynm stellare, lacustre, foliis rubris capiilaceis, Dillen. Muse. 382.
Grimmia rccurvirostra. Roth Germ. 3, 144;
Bryum curvirostruin, Dicks. Crypt. 2, 7.
Weissia rccurvirostra, Hedw. S. Muse. 71,
Bryiim recurvirostrum, f-FzVAer. ^rr. 829,
Bryum setaceum ;S, Hudson Angl. 432.
Engl. Bot. 1438.
Weissia curvirostra. Hooker 8f Taylor Muse. 46.
On moist banks in woods.
Resembles the
very stiff.
tortulae, and accompanies them; leaves
12. Weissia crispula. Small-crisped weiss.
Stem divided ; leaves broad at bottom, lanceolate, awlshape,
crisp when dry ; edges turned in ; capsule ovatoelliptical
; lid beaked.
Weissia crispula, Hedw. S. Muse. 68
Grimmia crispula, Turner M. Hib. 28 ; Engl. Bot. 2203.
On rocks ; perennial ; summer.
Resembles w. cirrataj but is smaller, and darker green.
13. Weissia cojitroversa. Controverted weiss.
Stem nearly simple ; leaves linear, awlshape ; crisp when
dry, edge turned in ; capsule ovate, elliptical ; lid beaked.
Bryum trichoides exile, erectis capitulis in pedicellis brevissirais, -DiWen.
in Raii Syn. 97, 26.
Grimmia controversa, Sibth. Ox. 277 ; Engl. Bot. 1367.
Bryum virens, Dicks. Crypt. 1,4.
Bryum viridulum, Huds. Angl. 478.
Weissia controversa, Hedwig Crypt. 3,5.
On banks.