''Hypnodendron vitiense'', commonly known as palm moss or palm tree moss, is a ground moss which can be divided into two varieties: ''Hypnodendron vitiense'' var. ''vitiense'' and ''Hypnodendron vitiense'' var. ''australe''. Distributed in

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, and

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. The plant is commonly located in shaded wet forests and

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...

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Bryophyta of Australia Bryopsida {{Bryophyte-stub

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