Botanical name:

Pseudodiphasium volubile

Common name(s):

Climbing clubmoss, waewaekoukou

About:

P. volubile is a unique type of moss that is easily distinguished from all other representatives of its family found in New Zealand. This distinctive moss is characterised by its scrambling, climbing growth habit, flattened leaves, and the numerous, clustered, pendulous strobili that hang gracefully from its stems. These features make it stand out in its natural habitat, showcasing the remarkable diversity of moss species in the region.

Natural habitat:

Coastal to montane. In gumland scrub, shrub-lands, forest margins (and along open ridge lines in dense forest), and on roadside banks and cuttings.

Growing environment:

Frost, Sun, Shade, Wind & Coastal tolerant.

Endemic distribution:

New Zealand’s Kermadec (Raoul Island), Three Kings, North, South, Stewart, and Chatham Islands. Also, south-east Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia.

Height: Scrambling up to 8m

Flowering: 

N/A Spore producing.

Fruiting: N/A

Uses:

Riparian plantings & Forests

How to grow:

Difficult and should never be removed from the wild.