Please select root levels for the menu
NZ Plants
Sematophyllum subhumile var contiguum
Family Sematophyllaceae
-
Plants on bark of macrocarpa (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa)
L Jensen
View picture -
Shoot
L Jensen
View picture -
Shoot tip with leaves
L Jensen
View picture -
Detached leaf
L Jensen
View picture -
Capsule with calyptra cover partially attached to the operculum lid below
L Jensen
View picture -
Sporophyte consisting of a stalk (seta) and terminal capsule with operculum.
L Jensen
View picture -
Mature capsule with operculum shed to expose the outer and inner peristome teeth
L Jensen
View picture -
Peristome teeth from above
L Jensen
View picture
Sematophyllum subhumile var contiguum plants are a yellowish green, consisting of irregularly branching, creeping stems that form dense mats. Leaves are linear to lanceolate with tapering points (acuminate) and all tending to point up away from the substrate. Formerly Sematophyllum contiguum.
Widespread in New Zealand on rotten wood, tree trunks, soil and rock.
