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| 2v2 same plant), also in the Isle of France. Phascum nervosum and Phascum splachnoideum have been found, & are peculiar to the Cape of Good Hope.
Thus it may be said that this genus is confined entirely to temperate regions: moreover it is seldom (never?) found at any great elevation, seldom at more than Toise: Längenmaß (Frankreich), Humboldt verwendet auch die griechische Bezeichnung 'hexapus' (6 Fuß), 100 Toise entsprechen 194,84 m100 or Toise: Längenmaß (Frankreich), Humboldt verwendet auch die griechische Bezeichnung 'hexapus' (6 Fuß), 150 Toise entsprechen 292,26 m150 hexapodes – all occur on the ground.
Bruchia .
This which consists of only one species differs from the last genus, & is intermediate between it & the following in all its characters: It has the general appearance of the last, but approaches more closely the characters of the following: it occurs at a considerable elevation on the mountains of the Vosges.
Voitia .
Of the two species, the one, Voitia nivalis occurs at a great altitude on the Carinthian mountains, at the limits of perpetual snow „in stercore vaccino“. The other was first discovered in Melville Island, but has since been found on the coasts of Hudsons bay, & at the mouth of the coppermine river.
This numerous genus, consisting of upwards of 30 species, is very widely distributed: One section (3 species) is found entirely at the cape, and has been constituted a separate genus by both Brown, and Schwägrichen under the name of Glyphocarpa. Perhaps a Bartramia which has been found elsewhere in Africa, might be added. Of the other or real Gymnostoma, there are two sections, of which the one is chiefly alpine, the other is not confined to any particular situation. Of the first of these, nearly all are European: one however belongs to arctic america, and two of the others Gymnostomum xanthocarpum and Gymnostomum nepalense Nobis to Nepal, one of the European species (Gymnostomum aestivum) was found by Schmidt on Teneriffe, all grow on rock, with the exception of Gymnostomum viridissimum, a British species, which is more commonly found on the southern exposure of trees – Of the other section there are about 15 or 16 found in Europe. Of these one, Gymnostomum Griffithianum, is peculiar to the mountains of Wales, England, & Scotland, the others are chiefly found in the low countries. Gymnostomum fasciculare has been found through the whole world: it may be traced in Hindostan under the name of Gymnostomum Rottleri, and perhaps in Japan under that of Gymnostomum japonicum; Gymnostomum pyriforme is found as commonly in the United States as in Europe, & I have obser
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