Goniomitrium acuminatum
Common name
moss
Family
Funariaceae
Flora category
Non-vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
No
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Mosses
Current conservation status
- Conservation status of New Zealand mosses, 2014 (PDF, 583.87 kB)
The conservation status of 109 New Zealand moss taxa was assessed using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). Four taxa and one undescribed entity that were not included in previous assessments have been added to the list. The conservation status of only two taxa has changed in this assessment. A full list is presented, along with a statistical summary and brief notes on the changes. This list replaces all previous NZTCS lists for mosses. Authors: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Allan J. Fife, Jessica E. Beever, Patrick J. Brownsey and Rodney A. Hitchmough.
- Conservation status of New Zealand hornworts and liverworts, 2014 (PDF, 695.44 kB)
The conservation status of the New Zealand hornwort and liverwort flora is reassessed using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). A full list is presented, along with a statistical summary and brief notes on the most important changes. This list replaces all previous NZTCS lists for New Zealand hornworts and liverworts which previously had been part of a generic bryophyte conservation status assessment that included mosses. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, David Glenny, John Braggins, Matt Renner, Matt von Konrat, John Engel, Catherine Reeb and Jeremy Rolfe.
Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2009 | Non-resident Native – Vagrant | Qualifiers: SO
Previous conservation status
2004 | Threatened – Nationally Critical
Distribution
Indigenous. New Zealand: Hawke’s Bay (Napier - one gathering made in 1874)
Habitat
Coastal - open ground amongst short grasses and on clay
Threats
Goniomitrium acuminatum - a very common Australian species - is known from New Zealand from only the single gathering made from Napier in 1874. Although treated as a Vagrant by Glenny et al. (2011) the possibility that this gathering represents a failed introduction resulting from shipping goods direct from Australia needs to be considered.
Etymology
acuminatum: From the Latin acumen ‘sharp, acute’, refers to something tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point
Attribution
Fact Sheet Prepared for NZPCN by: P.J. de Lange 31 August 2007.
References and further reading
Glenny, D.; Fife, A.J.; Brownsey, P.J.; Renner, M.A.M.; Braggins, J.E.; Beever, J.E.; Hitchmough, R. 2011: Threatened and uncommon bryophytes of New Zealand (2010 Revision). New Zealand Journal of Botany 49: 305-327.
NZPCN Fact Sheet citation
Please cite as: de Lange, P.J. (Year at time of access): Goniomitrium acuminatum Fact Sheet (content continuously updated). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/goniomitrium-acuminatum/ (Date website was queried)