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Dendroid Moss

Hypnodendron sp

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

delicate and dew covered, branched moss

Habitat:

tropical rainforest, 800m

Notes:

I spotted this growing on a tree in pristine montane rainforest in the mountains near Pensiangan.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Matti. From what I've seen and read Hypnodendron, seems like the most likely genus.
MattiNiissalo
So pretty. Reminds me of some of the filmy ferns, but I'm quite certain it's a moss. Since I'm bad at IDing mosses, I'm just going to guess what I found of Googe images: Hypnodendron sp?

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PublishedMarch 29, 2014

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