| Family Fossombroniaceae |   |
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| Plantae:> Hepaticopsida:> Metzgeriales:> Fossombroniaceae:> Fossombronia |
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| This family is represented by only three genus in New Zealand | |
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| Genus: Fossombronia |   |
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| This genus typically has short fleshy stalk, undulating leaves with dark red or purple rhizoides and large tuberculate spores. | |
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| Species: Fossombronia pusilla |
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| Habitat: Wet clay
soil, in shade Distribution: Cosmopolitan |
Diameter: 3 mm Location: Lowlands, Auckland. |
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