#giant moss

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#2455 - Dendroligotrichum tongariroense

AKA Dendroligotrichum dendroides, although that species is South American. The only other species in the genus is also found over there.

A ridonkulously large moss, often up to 20cm tall, and sometimes twice that, but not in fact Aotearoa's largest. Found at higher elevations in podocarp forest on both islands.

Taranaki Goblin Forest, New Zealand

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Botanical Capsules: Dendroligotrichum dendroides, a unique moss from southern Chile