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tasmanian liverworts - lepidoziaceae
kurzia tenax
1. Kurzia tenax
This is an unusual Kurzia in being fairly large with dendroid growth. Engel & Glenny's key suggests this is K. tenax.
Key to distinguish this from K. dendroides is that the laminar cells are smaller than those of the uniseriate lobe cells. In addition the comb appendiculae (uniseriate cells at the base of leaf) are composed of 7-12 cells long.
 2. K. tenax shoots |
 3. K. tenax leaf |
References:
Engel, J.J. & Glenny, D., A Flora of the Liverworts and Hornworts of
New Zealand: Volume 1, ISBN 1930723679; Landcare Research has made
the contents of the entire volume online.