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A brief description of nine species of Hepaticae found in the vicinity of Iowa City by Mary F. Linder, 1886

A brief description of nine species of Hepaticae found in the vicinity of Iowa City by Mary F. Linder, 1886, Page 55

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[page]53.[/page] Lejennia serphillifolia - Libert, is found growing in dark, dense, circular patches on the sides of rocks and on trunks of trees. The old stems and leaves have a brown color but the new parts which are found usually at the tips of the stems are bright green. PL. XVIII. The stems are vaguely branching and under the 3/4 obj. PL. XVIII, fig. 2 are seen to consist of oblong closely arranged cells. From this the transparent loosely reticulated leaves grow out on two sides and spread horizontally. The leaves are two lobed, the upper lobe is roundish ovate and convex; the lower lobe is much small-