The description and figure here given are from specimens collected in Florida by Rugel, and received from Prof. Schimper as his Sphagnum humile.
The species is perhaps too near the squarrose-leaved forms of S. rigidum, Sch. (S. compactum, Brid.), which abound in the Southern United States.
TAB. 3.—Sphagnum humile.
1. Plantse naturali magnitudine.
2. Pars caulis cum ramulorum fascicule
3. Sectio transversalis caulis.
4. Eadem ramuli.
5. Folium caulinum.
6. Idem et areolatio ejusdem.
7. 8. Folia media ramuli deflexi.
9, 10. Folia terminalia ejusdem.
11. Areolatio folii ramulini.
12, 13,14. Sectiones transversal es ejusdem.
15. Perichætium.
16. Idem dissolutum et capsula pseudopodio elata.
17. Folium perichætiale.
18. Areolatio ejusdem.
19. Apex ejusdem.
20. Capsula operculata cum calyptræ residuo.
21. Operculum et spora.
