Orthotrichaceae

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Otago Regional Herbarium, Botany, University of Otago

Herbarium specimen

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.