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NZ Plants
Cladomnion ericoides
Family: Ptychomniaceae
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Plants
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Shoot
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Leaves with longitudinal folds and recurved tips
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Leaf tips, face view
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Leaf tips in profile
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Leaf tips in profile
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Sporophyte plant with stalk (seta) and capsule
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Perichaetial bracts at base of seta
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Capsule with calyptra cover
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Capsule, calyptra shed to expose the capsule lid (operculum)
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Capsule, operculum lid shed to expose the peristome teeth
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Peristome with outer and inner teeth
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Peristome teeth
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Cladomnion ericoides is an epiphyte found on trunks and branches of trees. The erect-to-pendulous stems are 5-10 cm long, with closely overlapping leaves which lack a vein (nerve). The leaves have distinctive longitudinal furrows (plicate) and reflexed tips.
A widespread endemic species found in moist forest.
