Dawsonia superba

Dawsonia
Dawsonia superba in Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Polytrichopsida
Subclass: Polytrichidae
Order: Polytrichales
Family: Polytrichaceae
Genus: Dawsonia
Species: D. superba
Binomial name
Dawsonia superba
Grev., 1847

Dawsonia superba is a large moss, growing typically to 60 cm in height. It is the tallest self-supporting moss in the world,[1] but the vine Spiridens reinwardtii climbs to ten feet (3 meters).[2] On Mount Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo, Dawsonia superba has been measured to forty inches (1.0 meter) in height.[3]

Dawsonia superba may be the same species as Dawsonia longifolia.

Distribution

The species is commonly found in New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Details of: 'Dawsonia superba". T.E.R:R.A.I.N - Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  2. ↑ Tomas Hallingback and Nick Hodgetts, MOSSES, LIVERWORTS AND HORNWORTS Introduction p. 1 at: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  3. ↑ http://www.suteraharbour.com/v3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=156&Item=201

Media related to Dawsonia superba at Wikimedia Commons

  • "Details of: 'Dawsonia superba". T.E.R:R.A.I.N - Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network.
  • Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Dawsonia longifolia". Encyclopedia of Life.


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