Tag Archives: Tasmania

Making leaves in their own way – Treubia

Posted on May 2, 2012 by David Tng

Students of mosses (muscologists) have their agendas to see the Globe Moss when they come to Tasmania. For students of liverworts (a.k.a hepaticologists), Tasmania houses yet another bryological treasure – a genus of liverworts known as Treubia. Natural History Worldwide, … Continue reading →

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Grand Globes on Mossy Stalks

Posted on April 24, 2012 by David Tng

When ardent students of mosses or bryologists traverse the globe to come to Tasmania, they will have, among the top candidates of their ‘to-see’ list, an endemic Tasmanian moss. This is none other than Pleurophascum grandiglobum. Literally meaning: the bud-like … Continue reading →

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