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NZ Plants
Rhacocarpus purpurascens
Family: Rhacocarpaceae
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A mat of plants on rock surface
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Margin of mat
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Branching stem
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Older, central portion of mat with tightly packed shoots in sectional view
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Older, central portion of mat with tightly packed shoots viewed from above
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Shoot with young branches
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Branch with leaves
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Leaves
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Sporophyte plants with stalks (setae) and terminal capsules
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Perichaetial bracts at the base of a seta
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The open capsule lacks a peristome
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Rhacocarpus purpurascens has creeping, irregularly-branching stems with overlapping yellow-green leaves held close to the stem. The leaves are stiff and glossy with the tip drawn out to a fine rigid, red point.
Widespread in New Zealand forming loose patches on damp rock faces especially at high altitudes but coming down to sea-level in Fiordland.
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