Story: Mosses

Beech forest floor (1st of 3)

Beech forest floor

Mosses and leafy liverworts form extensive carpets in beech forests throughout New Zealand. This luxuriant carpet is in a southern beech forest.

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How to cite this page:

Maggy Wassilieff, 'Mosses - Life cycle and habitat', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/10640/beech-forest-floor (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 24 Sep 2007