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NZ Plants
Fissidens berteroi
Family: Fissidentaceae
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Plants underwater in a stream attached to the substrate
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Detached plants
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Shoot with widely-spaced leaves
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Leaves
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Leaf tips
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Leaf tip
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Mature capsule with lid (operculum) almost detached, exposing the peristome beneath
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Mature capsule, operculum shed with peristome teeth fully exposed
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Fissidens berteroi is an aquatic moss with long, straggling soft stems and widely-spaced narrow leaves up to 5 mm in length.
Widespread in New Zealand in streams.
