Dawsonia superba
Dawsonia superba is a large moss, growing typically to 60 cm in height. It is the tallest self-supporting moss in the world,[1] but the vine Spiridens reinwardtii climbs to ten feet (3 meters).[2] On Mount Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo, Dawsonia superba has been measured to forty inches (1.0 meter) in height.[3]
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| Dawsonia superba in Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Polytrichopsida |
| Order: | Polytrichales |
| Family: | Polytrichaceae |
| Genus: | Dawsonia |
| Species: | D. superba |
| Binomial name | |
| Dawsonia superba Grev., 1847 | |
Dawsonia longifolia may be a synonym of this species.
Distribution
The species is commonly found in New Zealand, Australia, and New Guinea.[1]
References
- "Details of: 'Dawsonia superba". T.E.R:R.A.I.N - Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
- Tomas Hallingback and Nick Hodgetts, MOSSES, LIVERWORTS AND HORNWORTS Introduction p. 1 at: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2015-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.suteraharbour.com/v3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=156&Item=201
External links
Media related to Dawsonia superba at Wikimedia Commons- "Details of: 'Dawsonia superba". T.E.R:R.A.I.N - Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network.
- Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Dawsonia longifolia". Encyclopedia of Life.
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