Dicranoloma dicarpum is relatively common moss which is widespread in the Southern Hemisphere. The genus Dicranoloma has 40 species, which share the features of long stems, wispy and twisted leaves, and large, erect capsules. The genus is dominant in wet forest habitats in Australia and New Zealand.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dicranoloma dicarpum being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dicranoloma robustum
- Dicranoloma billardierei
- Dicranoloma menziesii
- Dicranum majus
- Cryptopodium bartramioides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Bryopsida
- Order
- Dicranales
- Family
- Dicranaceae
- Genus
- Dicranoloma
- Species
- Dicranoloma dicarpum
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