. Mosses with a hand-lens; a non-technical handbook of the more common and more easily recognized mosses of the north-eastern United States. Mosses. MOSSES WITH A HAND-LENS Family J4. FunaRIACEAE. The Coi-d Moss Family. FUNARIA. UNARIA HYGROMETEicA (L.), Sibth., the Cord Moss, is so-called because of the twisted seta, which is very hygroscopic and untwists when moist. Its Latin name, Funaria, is derived from funis, a rope. This twisting of the seta is not peculiar to this moss, however, but is a very common thing in nearly all moss families. The Cord •C^4 Moss is to be found every- w here, bei
. Mosses with a hand-lens; a non-technical handbook of the more common and more easily recognized mosses of the north-eastern United States. Mosses. MOSSES WITH A HAND-LENS Family J4. FunaRIACEAE. The Coi-d Moss Family. FUNARIA. UNARIA HYGROMETEicA (L.), Sibth., the Cord Moss, is so-called because of the twisted seta, which is very hygroscopic and untwists when moist. Its Latin name, Funaria, is derived from funis, a rope. This twisting of the seta is not peculiar to this moss, however, but is a very common thing in nearly all moss families. The Cord •C^4 Moss is to be found every- w here, being especially abun- dant in waste places and on soil re c e n 11 y burned over. 1 have seen it completely cov- er the soil in an old strawberry bed. When mature it is easily recog- nized by the peculiar look- ing curved cap- sule with its mouth on one side. When im- mature it is much harder to recognize, be- cause the capsule is erect and nearly symmetric and the calyptra has not assumed the rakish position indicated in the figures. This moss has perhaps been given a more careful study than any other species: it is described in nearly every text book on botany. There are several other species in the United States, but this is the only one commonly found. The capsules mature early in Figure 35. Funaria hygrometrica X 2, with capsules of various ages and degrees of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Grout, Abel Joel, 1867-. New York, The Author and The O. T. Louis Company
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