Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

angiangi

It is possible that when Best referred to the "fern" angiangi, Hypnum clandestinum,( = Lembophyllum divulsum)that he meant this moss.

Lembophyllum divulsum can be mistaken for Weymouthia mollis. W. mollis "forms soft, pale green to fawn veils hanging from branches and twigs in wet forest" ( Beever, Allison & Child 1992: 119). It is a softer moss than Lembophyllum, and perhaps better suited to use as a diaper or napkin. It can be very abundant. [Jessica Beever, pers com., July 2001]