Gigaspermum repens
Moss at Dunlop, ACT
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| Gigaspermum repens | Heino1 | 22 Jul 2020 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 11 Jul 2020 |
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22 Jul 2020
In the photos you mostly see female plants but in photo 4 some males plants are obvious. A larger cluster of male plants is shown at
https://www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/photos-captions/gigaspermum-repens-185.html and female plants with mature capsules at https://www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/photos-captions/gigaspermum-repens-77.html. Ferdinand von Mueller once mistook specimens of this moss for a flowering plant and described the new flowering species Trianthema humillima. See the story at: http://www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/case-studies/trianthema-humillima.html.
https://www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/photos-captions/gigaspermum-repens-185.html and female plants with mature capsules at https://www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/photos-captions/gigaspermum-repens-77.html. Ferdinand von Mueller once mistook specimens of this moss for a flowering plant and described the new flowering species Trianthema humillima. See the story at: http://www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/case-studies/trianthema-humillima.html.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.022543-35.185388
- Altitude 445.2m
- Maps Dunlop Grasslands
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 7 Jul 2020 02:11 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Gigaspermum repens Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts Lichens; Mosses & other Bryophytes
Species information
- Gigaspermum repens Scientific name
- Moss Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 915.76m Recorded at altitude
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