. 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 91 POTTIA. Pottia belongs in the Tortula Family, but is treated here be- cause of its resemblance to Physcomitrium. Plants short, branched, scattered or in tufts. Leaves soft, broad in outline, enlarging upwards, ovate to oblong, casta reaching apex or be- yond. Capsule erect and exserted on a straight seta, ovoid to cylindric; peristome lacking in our species. P. TRUNCATULA (L.) Lindb. {P. truncata Fuern.) is our only comm
. 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 91 POTTIA. Pottia belongs in the Tortula Family, but is treated here be- cause of its resemblance to Physcomitrium. Plants short, branched, scattered or in tufts. Leaves soft, broad in outline, enlarging upwards, ovate to oblong, casta reaching apex or be- yond. Capsule erect and exserted on a straight seta, ovoid to cylindric; peristome lacking in our species. P. TRUNCATULA (L.) Lindb. {P. truncata Fuern.) is our only common species, and will be readily recognized from the generic description and the figure. It is most likely to be confused with Physcomitrium, as its habitat and general appearance are some- what similar. The spores mature from late autumn to early FiGURii 37. Pottia truncatula (From Bry. Eur.). I, 2, and 3. Plants natural size. 8b. Ivcaf 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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