Photo 81756805, (c) John Walter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Walter

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johnwalter

Date

September 1, 2012 12:49 PM AEST

Description

Listed in Meagher 2003 as Schizymenium bryoides but now returned to the Mielichhoferia as per A.J. Shaw & H.P.Ramsay (2013), Australian Mosses Online 69. Mielichhoferiaceae.

On earth bank on roadside. The glaucous foliage and large capsules are distinctive and make this relatively easy to recognise. The denticulate upper leaf margins and a costa that stops short of the tip aids identification as does the long sinuous cells in the upper leaf. The grainy "out of focus" appearance of the cells in the last image is due to striations on the leaf's surface which give the leaf the glaucous appearance

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