Ulota lutea var. lutea

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Malta, N. (1933), Acta Horti Botanici Universitatis Latviensis 7: 6

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Description

Plants forming cushions, 10–15 mm tall, bright green to yellow-green above, brown below. Leaves to 2 mm long; hyaline border 2–5 cells wide. Setae 3–6 mm long. Capsules 1–2 mm long, with a long tapering neck. Peristome with a long endostome.

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Native.

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Habitat and Distribution

Extends to New Zealand. In Australia it occurs in Victoria and Tasmania.

Epiphytic on branches and twigs in humid forest.

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Nomenclature And Typification

Ulota lutea (Hook.f. & Wilson) Mitt. var. lutea (autonym), N. Malta, Acta Horti Bot. Univ. Latv. 7: 6 (1933). Type: rivulet behind Cummings Head, Western Mountains, Tas., W.Archer; holo: H-BR; iso: HO.

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Representative Herbarium Specimens

Vic.: Errinundra Flora Reserve, S of Bendoc, H. Streimann 36619 (CANB).

Tas.: Bower Creek, Mount Wellington, W.A. Weymouth 1535 (HO); Mount Field National Park, J.R. Spence 4595 (NSW); Zig Zag Hill, SW of Mount Sedgwick, West Coast, A. Moscal 20214 (HO).

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N. Malta, Acta Horti Bot. Univ. Latv. 7: 2, fig. 1a; 6, fig. 2; 8, fig. 3 (1933); S.J. Jarman & B.A. Fuhrer, Mosses and Liverworts of Rainforest in Tasmania and South-eastern Australia 51, fig. 33 (1995).

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Source

H.P. Ramsay, D.H. Vitt & J. Lewinsky-Haapasaari (2012), Australian Mosses Online 47. Orthotrichaceae. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Version16 June 2012. 

First published as: H.P.Ramsay (2006), Orthotrichaceae: Ulota, Fl. Australia 51: 228–236. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra & CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.

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Last updated: Unknown; Feb 29, 2024 12:43 Status: Partial

Author - H.P. Ramsay

Editor(s) - P.M. McCarthy (2006); A.E. Orchard (May 2019)

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Cite this profile as: H.P. Ramsay (2024) Ulota lutea var. lutea. In: Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/boa/profile/Ulota%20lutea%20var.%20lutea [Date Accessed: 06 April 2025]