Camptochaete arbuscula

Camptochaete arbuscula is a species of moss found in New Zealand and Australia.

Camptochaete arbuscula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Lembophyllaceae
Genus: Camptochaete
Species:
C. arbuscula
Binomial name
Camptochaete arbuscula
(Sm.) Reichardt, 1870

Description

Camptochaete arbuscula is a robust moss with light green or straw-coloured leaves, 2 mm long, concave, with a faint, double leaf vein.[1][2] Its wiry stems have pinnately branching fronds. The sporophytes are produced on the lower sides of the fronds.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It occurs as an epiphyte on logs in moist forests.[2] It is widespread in New Zealand. In Australia, collections have been made in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.[3][4]

References

  1. The Mosses of New Zealand - Jessica Beever, KW Allison & John Child. University of Otago Press 1992
  2. "Camptochaete arbuscula". www.nzplants.auckland.ac.nz. The University of Auckland. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  3. "Camptochaete arbuscula". bryophyteportal.org. Consortium of North American Bryophyte Herbaria. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  4. "Camptochaete arbuscula". bie.ala.org.au. Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
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