Orthotrichaceae

Creator

Date

Unknown date

Identifier

Otago Regional Herbarium, Botany, University of Otago

Publisher

Herbarium specimen

Abstract

This is a specimen card from the Otago Regional Herbarium and contains various species of mosses. They are from the Orthotrichaceae family which contains about 600 species in about 27 genera. They usually grow as ‘mats’ and are epiphytic, meaning they grow on another plant in a non-parasitic way.

Files

Cabinet 7 Moss 2.jpg

Citation

William Martin, “Orthotrichaceae,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/8714.