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| On freshly fallen twigs of Metrosideros bartlettii | |
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| Frullania wairua von Konrat & Braggins, 2005
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Frullania wairua, also known as Spirit Bay liverwort, is a species of liverwort that is endemic to New Zealand. First described from material collected on the country's North Island, it is known only from a very small area, and is considered critically endangered.
Taxonomy
editBryologists Matt von Konrat and John E. Braggins first described the Spirit Bay liverwork in 2005, from material collected on New Zealand's North Island.[1]
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- WHAT DOES ITS NAME SIGNIFY
Description
editFULL DESCRIPTION, WITH ADDITIONAL PICTURE SIMILAR SPECIES
Habitat and range
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Conservation status and threats
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References
edit- ^ von Konrat, M. J.; Braggins, J. E. (2005). "Frullania wairua, a new and seemingly rare liverwort species from Northland, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 43 (4): 885–893. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2005.9512998.
External links
edit- The Spirit Bay liverwork discussed in RNZ Critter of the Week, 7 April 2017