Orthotrichum sp.

A bristle moss at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

	Orthotrichum sp.	27 May 2016	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	19 May 2016	KenT

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Heino wrote:

20 May 2016

I'm told this moss is in the family Orthotrichaceae and with a good chance of it being a species of Orthotrichum. In the drawn-back photo you see some brownish stems & leaves of a liverwort in the genus Frullania growing over a white crustose lichen. On the left of the moss clump there's a lot more Frullania, but a bit more cryptic on the dark substrate.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.796361 -35.422944
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
13 May 2016 09:34 AM Recorded on
KenT Recorded by
Collections
Lichens; Mosses & other Bryophytes Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts

Species information

Orthotrichum sp. Scientific name
A bristle moss Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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