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Dendroid Moss

Hypnodendron sp

Description:

delicate and dew covered, branched moss

Habitat:

tropical rainforest, 800m

Notes:

I spotted this growing on a tree in pristine montane rainforest in the mountains near Pensiangan.

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2 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks Matti. From what I've seen and read Hypnodendron, seems like the most likely genus.

MattiNiissalo
MattiNiissalo 10 years ago

So pretty. Reminds me of some of the filmy ferns, but I'm quite certain it's a moss. Since I'm bad at IDing mosses, I'm just going to guess what I found of Googe images: Hypnodendron sp?

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on Feb 26, 2014
Submitted on Mar 29, 2014

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