Allan Fife May 2008: I believe this specimen is H. [Holomitrium] trichopodum, however the leaves are extremely short (c. 3 mm) for this species, and I have not seen any other collections from above c. 1100 m elev.
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Pisa Range, Otago
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-44.889229 169.1712
Verbatim locality:
Pisa Ra
Verbatim collector:
J.C. 1320 [Child J]
Standardised collector:
John Child
Verbatim date:
15-12-69
Start date:
1969-12-15
Land District:
Otago Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Altitudes:
from 1676m
Habitat:
Damp rock.
Notes:
Herb. John Child, No.1320. ("I don't know. File as "Dicranum sp." Some may be Dicranum robustum." Allan Fife, March 2000.)