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NZ Plants
Chandonanthus conjugatum
Family: Anastrophyllaceae
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Plants
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Branching stem
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Dorsal surface of shoot
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Ventral surface of shot with underleaves
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Underleaves
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Stem with filamentous paraphylls
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Chandonanthus squarrosus is a large liverwort that forms dense clumps of erect shoots often with a distinctive golden brown colour. Leaves are bifid (divided into two) and spreading, giving the stems a distinctive 4-angled appearance. Underleaves are large and also bifid.
Found in moist forest on branches to exposed rock and lava flows throughout New Zealand.
