DSC_8101277 Giant moss, or pahau kakapo (Dawsonia superba) we share our tallest moss with Australia and New Guinea. Growing on unbranched stems to a height of 50cm and likened to clumps of young pine seedlings this is one of the world's tallest mosses. The Maori name translates as 'the beard of the kakapo. Lake Kaniere *
DSC_9894 Bryophyte beds of underwater moss in the Waimangaroa River, Denniston *
DSC_9889 Bryophyte stalactites on the banks of the Waimangaroa River, Denniston *