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NZ Plants
Dendrohypopterygium filiculiforme - umbrella moss
Family: Hypopterygiaceae
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Frond, upper surface
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Frond, lower surface
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Frond, upper surface. Main axis with numerous branches
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Detail of layering of branches
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Frond, profile view
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Frond, upper surface with layering of branches
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There are two rows of leaves along the upper surface of each branch.
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Dendrohypopterygium filiculiforme is a moss with erect branches bearing large, umbrella-shaped and flat fronds up to 6 cm in diameter. The primary and secondary branches are very robust and support a carpet-like foliage of overlapping leaves. Each secondary branch bears two rows of large lateral leaves and a third row of smaller under-leaves. Formerly Hypopterygium filiculaeforme.
An endemic moss widespread in New Zealand in damp, sheltered forest and along streams
See Find by Genus page for other umbrella mosses : Canalohypopterygium, Hypopterygium, Hypnodendron, Mniodendron, Sciadocladus..
