Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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CALOMNIACEAE
   
 
 
The Calomniaceae in Tasmania is represented by a single species, Calomnion complanatum.

C. complanatum is an uncommon but possibly overlooked moss shows a preference for tree fern trunks.

The leaves are arranged in three ranks with two rows of normal sized lateral leaves and a row of smaller leaves on the underside of the stem. The lateral leaves are elliptic to oblong-obovate and the leaf nerve extends to just under the leaf apex.

C. complanatum is similar to Hymenodon pilifer but lacks the long hairpoint of that species.

 
 
   
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