. The Bryologist. Mosses; Liverworts; Lichens; Botany; Bryology. -= II— O, sPECiosuM Nees. Plate V. Perhaps the largest of our species, an inch to an inch and a half in height, yellow-green above: leaves tapering, very acute, papillose; leaf cells very thick walled, the upper circular or ellip- tical; calyptra large, hairy, companulate; capsule oblong-cylindrical, almost exserted, the upper leaves barely reaching the base, smooth or barely marked with irregular ridges when dry; operculum rostellate; peristome of 8 teeth, which when dry are recurved rather than reflexed, as the tip of the tooth

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. The Bryologist. Mosses; Liverworts; Lichens; Botany; Bryology. -= II— O, sPECiosuM Nees. Plate V. Perhaps the largest of our species, an inch to an inch and a half in height, yellow-green above: leaves tapering, very acute, papillose; leaf cells very thick walled, the upper circular or ellip- tical; calyptra large, hairy, companulate; capsule oblong-cylindrical, almost exserted, the upper leaves barely reaching the base, smooth or barely marked with irregular ridges when dry; operculum rostellate; peristome of 8 teeth, which when dry are recurved rather than reflexed, as the tip of the tooth sometimes touches the capsule wall in a way to remind one of the handle of a mug; segments 8, papillose. Like O. obtusifoliuin, this species rarely occurs on rocks. The spores mature by October, but 1 have collected operculate capsules in March.. Plate v.—(9. speciosiun (Bry. Eur. PI. 217), Figs. 2, 3 and 5—Leaves. Figs. 7, 8, 10 and 15—Capsules and peristome.. 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 work.. Grout, A. J. (Abel Joel), b. 1867; Smith, Annie Morrill; Jennings, Otto Emery, 1877-; American Bryological and Lichenological Society; American Bryological Society. St. Louis, Mo. [etc. ] American Bryological and Lichenological Society