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NZ Plants
Mittenia plumula
Family: Mitteniaceae
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Plant with several shoots
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Upper portion of shoot
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Lower portion of shoot
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Shoot with attached sporophyte
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Sporophyte with stalk (seta) and terminal capsule
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Base of seta emerging from the lower portion of the archegonium
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Capsule with outer peristome teeth extended
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Capsule from below
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Capsule with outer peristome teeth retracted; inner peristome to the inside
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Capsule from above, outer and inner peristome teeth
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Mittenia plumulosa is a very tiny moss with stems up to 0.5 cm in length bearing leaves in two rows up the stem giving it a fern-like appearance. The leaf bases extend down the stem as a decurrent wing and the nerve (vein) fails before the leaf apex.
An inconspicuous little moss widespread in New Zealand, commonly found under moist overhanging banks in the forest especially along stream margins.
