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NZ Plants
Hypnum chrysogaster - plait moss
Family: Hypnaceae
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Stem with pinnate branching
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Shoot, upper surface
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Shoot, lower surface
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Stem, lower surface
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Leaves, top view
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Leaves, side view
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Capsule, calpytra covering being shed
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Young capsule with operculum lid
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Maturing capsule, operculum with apiculus
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Hypnum chrysogaster forms creeping stems with densely-set branches, most commonly in a pinnate arrangement (branches regularly arranged in one plane to either side of the stem axis). The leaves are glossy with smooth margins and a narrow tapering point that is strongly curled toward the substrate. A leaf vein (nerve) is absent or very short and faint. The capsule lid (operculum) has a minute projection (apiculus) which helps to distinguish this species from H. cupressiforme.
Widespread in New Zealand on rotting wood or as an epiphyte in forested areas.
