Distichophyllum freycinetii (Schwgr.) Mitt. (Hookeriaceae)
Description:
Large moss on damp rocky ground in shade in moist forest near the Thurston Lava Tube, Hawaii Island, Sept. 20th 2010. Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The large pale translucent-green leaves of this beautiful moss resemble a Hookeria species, and it is in the family Hookeriaceae. Individual cells are visible at maximum resolution. This is a large form of this variable species. Image I10-2412.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Bryophyta (mosses)
- Bryopsida (True Mosses)
- Hookeriales
- Hookeriaceae
- Distichophyllum
- Distichophyllum freycinetii
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