. The botany of Iceland. Botany -- Iceland. 590 A. HESSELBO The Bryophyte carpet of the heath was composed of Hijloco- mium parietinum, H. prolifernm, Hypnum uncinalnm, Rhacomitrinm hypnoides, Dicramim scoparium, D. fuscescens, , Ptilidinm ciliare, Lophozia Floerckei, L. lycopodioides, L. ventricosa, Cephalozia hicnspidata, C. pleniceps and scattered cushions of Sphagnum Gir-. Fig. 2(5. Knolly moor of Be tula liana intermixed with SalLr lanata and phylicifolid. Ground vegetation: Einpetnnn. Arctostaphylos nixt ursi. Anthoxanthum odoratuin and I'ohjyomim uivipanini. gensohnii. The
. The botany of Iceland. Botany -- Iceland. 590 A. HESSELBO The Bryophyte carpet of the heath was composed of Hijloco- mium parietinum, H. prolifernm, Hypnum uncinalnm, Rhacomitrinm hypnoides, Dicramim scoparium, D. fuscescens, , Ptilidinm ciliare, Lophozia Floerckei, L. lycopodioides, L. ventricosa, Cephalozia hicnspidata, C. pleniceps and scattered cushions of Sphagnum Gir-. Fig. 2(5. Knolly moor of Be tula liana intermixed with SalLr lanata and phylicifolid. Ground vegetation: Einpetnnn. Arctostaphylos nixt ursi. Anthoxanthum odoratuin and I'ohjyomim uivipanini. gensohnii. The Dicranum spp. especially D. scoparium often formed continuous carpets, which appears to correspond wilh the "Dicra- num heaths" described by , 1910, p. 2(52. Knolly Betula nan a Heath near Ljosavaln (Fig. 26). In addition to Betula nana, which formed the bulk of the vegetation, there occurred scattered shrubs of SalLr phylicifolia, S. glaiica and numerous grasses and flowering plants. Mosses and liverworts grew abundantly on the knolls and on the ground between them. The following species were observed: Hijpmim uncinatum, Rhaco- mitrium canescens, R. hypnoides (all in abundance), Hylocomium pro- liferum, H. riigosiim} , Camptothecium nitens, Heterocla- (Unin squarrosulum, Brachytheciiim erythrorrhizon, Polytrichum jnni- perinum, Tim mid austriaca, Conostomum boreale, Pohlia cruda, B<ir- Iramm ityphylla, Tortellci tortnosa, Dicrannm conyeslnm, Ditrichum. 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 Kolderup Rosenvinge, L. (Lauritz), 1858-1939; Warming, Eugenius, 1841-1924. Copenhagen, J. Frimodt
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