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NZ Plants
Hedwigia ciliata
Family: Hedwigiaceae
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Dry plants on basalt wall from above
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Dry plants, side view
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Dry shoot
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Moist plants on basalt wall
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Moist shoot
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Moist shoot, leaf detail
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Leaf detail
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Leaf detail, seen from above
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Young sporophyte plant with developing capsule
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The enlarging capsule eventually sheds the small calyptra
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Capsule with operculum lid and perichaetial bracts
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Capsule with perichaetial bracts
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Capsule with operculum lid
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Open capsule, operculum lid has been shed
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Open capsule from above, peristome teeth are absent
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Hedwigia ciliata forms branching, erect to prostrate stems. The leaves are 0.5-1.5 mm long, lanceolate in shape, lack a nerve (vein) and taper to a fine, extended tip. When dry, the leaves are closely appressed to the stem giving it a silvery rope-like appearance.
Found in the Central North Island and widespread in the South Island on dry rock in the open.
