Story: Mosses

Hanging moss (6th of 6)

Hanging moss

Weymouthia mollis is a common epiphytic moss of wet forests. Its long stems dangle from the branches and twigs of the host tree.

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Maggy Wassilieff, 'Mosses - New Zealand mosses', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/10772/hanging-moss (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 24 Sep 2007