Bryophytes
No of species recorded = 10
A good reference for Australian bryophytes is that of the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
Bryophytes are the mosses, liverworts and hornworts. We hope to be adding more species, as we identify them.
Mosses
Bryaceae
Bryum dichotomum picture
Hypnodendraceae
Hypnodendron vitiense Palm moss - picture
Polytrichaceae
Polytrichum commune
Pottiaceae
Tortula muralis
Triquetrella papillata picture
Rhizogoniaceae
Rhizogonium distichum picture
Liverworts
Acrobolbaceae a tiny leafy liverwort that forms
Acrobolbus concinna green mats on Cryptocaria trunks
Marchantiaceae
Marchantia berteroana
Pallaviciniaceae
Symphiogyna podophylla
Lepidoziaceae
Bazzania adnexa. A leafy liverwort epiphytic on tree trunks
Hornwort
We have one hornwort in the deep gully at north end, growing over damp rocks and as yet not identified.
This Polytrichum species (commune?) is one of our prettiest mosses. It looks strikingly like a group of pine seedlings. But Dawsonia polytrichoides looks very similar until the spore caps are produced.