New Zealand Plants

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 *

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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 8101277 Giant moss Dawsonia superba tallest Australia New Guinea tall tallest moss in the world Lake Kaniere