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The mosses of Iowa City and vicinity by Annette Slotterbec, 1888

The Mosses of Iowa City and Vicinity by Annette Slotterbec, 1888, Page 19

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17. a membranious sheath on the top of the collumella. Habitat. In bogs and woods, on the plains and in the mountains. Flowering in June. Very? variable. Funaria Favicans Michx. The plant is found in soft, loose mats spreading over large areas of moist, sandy [or?] clayey ground giving the entire surface a soft clear green appearance. Each individual plant consists of one main stem having a rootstock covered with numerous root hairs.
 
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