Genera Lichenum; An Arrangement of the North American Lichens (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...all are found here except U. ocellata. U. seruposa is common throughout the country, on granitic rocks and on the earth, from New England to New Mexico (Mr. Fendler) recurs in its calcareous conditions in Nebraska (Dr. Hayden) and is especially fine, in temcollne states, In California (Mr. Bolander). The curious form of the same species in which its apothecia occupy parasitically the thallus of Cladonice (v. parasitica, Sommerf. Lapp. p. 100. Nyl. Scand. p. 177) is also found here (Rhode Island, Mr. J. L. Bennett) and particularly fine specimens have been sent from California (Mr. Bolander). U. actin ostoma, Pers., is as yet very rare; having only occurred at Weathersfield, Connecticut (Mr. Wright) at Aiken, South Carolina (Mr. Ravenel) and (on lime-rocks) in Kansas (Mr. E. Hall). XXXV.--THELOTaEMA, (Ach.) Eschw. Eschw. Syst. p. 15, et Lich. Brasil. 1. c. p. 172. Fr. S. 0. V. p. 269, et L. E. p. 427. Nyl. Enum. Gen. 1. c. p. 117; Lich. exot. 1. c.; Prodr. FI. N. Gran. p. 40; Syn. Lich. N. Caled. p. 32; et Ascidium, Ejusd., 11. cc. Tuckerm. Obs. Lich. 1. c. 5, p. 405; 6, p. 269; Lich. Hawai. 1. c. p. 227. Volvaria (Gyrostomo excl.) et Thelotrema, Stizenb. Beitr. 1. c. p. 168. Thelotrema pr. p., Ascidium, et Myriotrema, Fee Ess. pp. 41, 49; Suppl. p. 88. Thelotrema, Ascidium, et Leptotrema, Mont. PI. Cell. Cub. p. 163, t. 8, f. 2; Crypt. Guy. p. 55, t. 16, f. 4; Syll. p. 362-4. Volvaria, Thelotrematis spp., Ascidium, Ectolechia, Myriotrema, Coscinedia, Brassia, Antrocarpon, & (?) Mass. Ric. p. 141; Alcun. gen. p. 10; Miscell. p. 38; Esam. comp. p. 12, &c. Apothecia urceolata, e verrucseformi scutellato-aperta, disco velato; excipulo proprio varie colorato margine sublacero cum thallino concreto. Sporfe ex ellipsoideo oblong(r), bi-pluriloculares, 1.