Species

Notoligotrichum bellii

Common Name(s)

moss

Current Conservation Status

2009 - Range Restricted

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB

Authority

Notoligotrichum bellii (Broth.) G.L. Smith.

Family

Polytrichaceae

Flora Category

Non Vascular - Native

Structural Class

Moss

Synonyms

Psilopilum bellii Broth.

Distribution

Endemic. South Island, Otago (Mt Cargill, Leith Valley), lakes Manapouri and Te Anau

Features

Stout brown moss of wet ground. Stems up to 50 mm tall, simple. Leaves c.5 mm long, somewhat crisped and spreading when dry, erect-patent or spreading when moist, oblong from a slightly widened scarcely sheathing base, obtuse, concave, with margins undulate above, more or less convolute towards the apex and sharply and unequally serrate. Nerve failing below the apex or percurrent, variably toothed on the back above. Lamellae (thin plate or sheet like structures) lax, distant, sinuose, 30-40 (rarely more), comprising 2-3 rows of cells, straight or almost so in side view and with the terminal cell smooth or very faintly papillose. Cells of the widened base shortly rectangular above and lengthened below, not hyaline at the margin. Cells of the lamellate lamina in numerous rows (15 or more), 20-25 µm wide, subquadrate or transversely oval, variably incrassate. Seta c.15 mm tall, stout, curved. Capsule 4 mm long, turgidly ovoid, with a short neck, almost symmetrical; mouth wide and oblique. Peristome wanting.

Fruiting

Although fruit has been seen insufficient information exists to provide any details on the timing of fruiting

Threats

Not threatened. However with a very localised distribution.

This page last updated on 25 Jul 2014