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NZ Plants
Hypnodendron arcuatum - Umbrella moss
Family: Hypnodendraceae
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Plants
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Plant consisting of an erect stem (stipe) and a branching frond
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Stipe
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Frond, upper surface
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Frond, lower surface
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Leaves are lanceolate with a tapering tip and toothed margin.
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Sporophyte plants
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Immature capsule with calyptra cover
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Immature capsule with calyptra removed to expose the operculum lid
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Mature capsule
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Mature capsule, peristome teeth
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Peristome teeth from above
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Hypnodendron arcuatum has a prostrate, creeping primary stem that forms erect secondary branches (stipes). Stipes are up to 5 cm tall and each terminates in a fern-like frond. Fronds are pinnately branched (branches regularly arranged in one plane to either side of the frond axis) and bear elliptical leaves with toothed margins. The vein (nerve) of each leaf extends into the tapering leaf tip.
An endemic moss widespread in New Zealand in damp forest.
See Find by Genus page for other umbrella mosses : Canalohypopterygium, Dendrohypopterygium, Hypopterygium, Mniodendron, Sciadocladus.
