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Kōrero: Mosses

Granite moss

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Granite moss

Granite mosses (Andreaea species) grow on alpine rocks, where they form dense, reddish-brown cushions resembling clumps of velvet.

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University of Auckland

by Lawrence Jensen

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Maggy Wassilieff, Mosses – New Zealand mosses, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10768/granite-moss (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.