Dawsonia superba (Dawsonia superba)
Description
Dawsonia superba is a large moss, growing typically to 60 cm in height. It is the tallest self-supporting moss in the world, but the vine Spiridens reinwardtii climbs to ten feet (3 meters). On Mount Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo, Dawsonia superba has been measured to forty inches (1.0 meter) in height. Dawsonia superba may be the same species as Dawsonia longifolia.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Bryopsida
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Order: Polytrichales
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Family: Polytrichaceae
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Genus: Dawsonia
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