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Frullania wairua
	On freshly fallen twigs of Metrosideros bartlettii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Order:	Porellales
Family:	Frullaniaceae
Genus:	Frullania
Species:	F. wairua
Binomial name
	Frullania wairua; von Konrat & Braggins, 2005

Frullania wairua, also known as Spirit Bay liverwort, is a species of liverwort that is endemic to New Zealand. First described from material collected on the country's North Island, it is known only from a very small area, and is considered critically endangered.

Taxonomy[edit]

Bryologists Matt von Konrat and John E. Braggins first described the Spirit Bay liverwork in 2005, from material collected on New Zealand's North Island.^[1]

WHAT IS IT RELATED TO
WHAT DOES ITS NAME SIGNIFY

Description[edit]

FULL DESCRIPTION, WITH ADDITIONAL PICTURE SIMILAR SPECIES

Habitat and range[edit]

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Conservation status and threats[edit]

WHAT'S THE STATUS AND WHY

References[edit]

^ von Konrat, M. J.; Braggins, J. E. (2005). "Frullania wairua, a new and seemingly rare liverwort species from Northland, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 43 (4): 885–893. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2005.9512998.

External links[edit]

The Spirit Bay liverwork discussed in RNZ Critter of the Week, 7 April 2017

[von_Konrat-1] von Konrat, M. J.; Braggins, J. E. (2005). "Frullania wairua, a new and seemingly rare liverwort species from Northland, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 43 (4): 885–893. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2005.9512998.

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