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NZ Plants
Didymodon australasiae
Family: Pottiaceae
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Plants on a wall
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Shoots from above
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Shoots, side view
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Dry shoot
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Sporophyte plant
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Developing capsule with calyptra cover
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Developing capsule, calyptra shed revealing operculum lid
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Mature capsule, calyptra and operculum may be shed as one unit
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Mature capsule with peristome teeth
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Didymodon australasiae forms mats of unbranching stems that are 1-10 mm tall with narrow, lanceolate leaves 1-2.5 mm in length. The nerve fails before a blunt leaf tip or may extend slightly beyond the tip.
Widespread in New Zealand on rock and mortar walls and sandy soil in open sites.
