Biology:Dicranum menziesii

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Short description: Species of moss

Dicranum menziesii
Dicranoloma menziesii (Taylor) Renauld (AM AK329806-1).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Dicranaceae
Genus: Dicranum
Species:
D. menziesii
Binomial name
Dicranum menziesii
(Taylor) Renaud

Dicranoloma menziesii is a species of moss. It grows in moist situations on the coast and tablelands of eastern Australia. As well as Lord Howe Island, the Juan Fernandez Islands and southern areas of South America. It also may be found in moist forests of New Zealand, on trunks of trees or in mats on the forest floor. Leaves are narrow and falcate in shape, with tapering leaves resembling grass.[1][2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15338637 entry