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NZ Plants
Hampeella alaris
Family: Ptychomniaceae
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Shoot tip with leaves
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Leaf detail
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Flattened shoot tip
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Young sporophyte plant with elongating stalk (seta)
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Bracts (parichaetial bracts) around the base of the seta
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Maturing capsule with calyptra cover
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Calyptra removed exposing capsule lid (operculum)
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Mature capsule with peristome teeth
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The peristome consists of an outer ring of large teeth and an inner ring of finer teeth.
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Hampeela alaris plants form dense erect or pendent golden-green tufts. Branches are usually flattened at their tips and taper into long sharp points. The leaves are oblong and concave and taper into a long, sharp, recurved point. Capsules are deeply furrowed with a double peristome.
An epiphyte widespread in New Zealand in damp forest.
