. 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. 72 MOSSES WITH A HAND-LENS rather infrequently. This species is of almost world-wide dis- tribution. The large size of the plants and the long-linear or lance-linear slenderly acuminate leaves, much crisped when dry, make the species easy of recognition. TORTULA. The Twisted Mosses. The Twisted Mosses are large for the family and are easily recognized by the tongue-shaped leaves with long excurrent, hairlike costa, and long twisted peristome. To m
. 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. 72 MOSSES WITH A HAND-LENS rather infrequently. This species is of almost world-wide dis- tribution. The large size of the plants and the long-linear or lance-linear slenderly acuminate leaves, much crisped when dry, make the species easy of recognition. TORTULA. The Twisted Mosses. The Twisted Mosses are large for the family and are easily recognized by the tongue-shaped leaves with long excurrent, hairlike costa, and long twisted peristome. To make out these characters satisfactorily it is best to mount the parts on a microscopic slide. In all the species except T. muralis the basal part of the peristome is tubular. The Twisted Mosses are not common, and the person who gets good fruiting material has cause for congratulation. T. MURALIS (L.) Hedw. The botanical name of this plant is. 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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