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NZ Plants
Brachythecium rutabulum
Family: Brachytheciaceae
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Shoot
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Shoot, leaf detail
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Shoot with branch
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Branch, leaf detail
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Base of sporophyte stem (seta) with perichaetial bracts
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Tip of sporophyte with calyptra cover
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Seta
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The shedding of the calyptra cover as the capsule beneath enlarges
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Calyptra (right) removed to expose the enlaging capsule (left)
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Maturing capsule with operculum lid
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Mature capsule, operculum shed to expose peristome teeth
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Outer and inner peristome teeth
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Brachythecium rutabulum is a creeping moss with green, yellow-green or dull green leaves. Stem leaves are oval and graduallly or abruptly narrowed to a sharp tip. Leaves on branches are linear to lanceolate. Leaf margins have fine teeth (denticulate) which are more prominant on branch leaves.
Widespread in New Zealand occupying a wide range of habitats and substrates.
