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NZ Plants
Orthorrhynchium elegans
Family: Orthorrhynchiaceae
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Shoots
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Overlapping leaves
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Leaves
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Leaves are boat-shaped and fit into one another
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One leaf
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Sporophyte plants
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Developing capsule with calyptra cover
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Calyptra covering capsule underneath
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Calyptra covering removed (above) and mature capsule (below) with peristome and operculum lid
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Calyptra with capsule beneath
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Capsule shedding the operculum lid to expose the peristome teeth and spores
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Orthorrhynchium elegans has creeping, branching stems with dark bronze-green, very glossy and close-set leaves that form a continuous flattened surface. Capsules are found among the leaves on very short setae.
Widespread in New Zealand on smooth bark of forest trees.
