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Weymouthia cochlearifolia is a common rainforest to wet
forest species. Unlike the closely related W. mollis, W.
cochlearifolia is only pendulous in very wet conditions and is
more often creeping on trunks and branches.
The shoot or branch tips of this species are sometimes often
drawn out into long, fine flagellae which break off easily. These
fine shoots presumably function as brood bodies in asexual
reproduction.
W. cochlearifolia may fall onto the forest floor and
persist for many years. When this happens it can be difficult to
separate from certain other related species like Acrocladium
chlamydophyllum and Lembophyllum. Acrocladium
tends to have pointed shoots however and Lembophyllum differs
in having predominantly rhomboidal and shorter cells.
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University of Tasmania
