Goniomitrium acuminatum
Common names
moss
Biostatus
Native
Current conservation status
This is the first complete assessment of all known species of mosses found in the wild in Aotearoa New Zealand with a total of 560 species being assessed. The conservation status of mosses, published in the NZTCS database, replaces all previous assessments of mosses. Data supporting the 2025 NZTCS assessment of mosses has been published on the NZTCS database at https://nztcs.org.nz/reports/1155.
Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2025 | Data Deficient | Qualifiers: OL, SO
Category
Non-vascular
Structural class
Mosses
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.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic taxon
No
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Other information
Etymology
acuminatum: From the Latin acumen ‘sharp, acute’, refers to something tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point
Previous conservation statuses
This is the first complete assessment of all known species of mosses found in the wild in Aotearoa New Zealand with a total of 560 species being assessed. The conservation status of mosses, published in the NZTCS database, replaces all previous assessments of mosses. Data supporting the 2025 NZTCS assessment of mosses has been published on the NZTCS database at https://nztcs.org.nz/reports/1155.
Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2014 | Non-resident Native – Vagrant | Qualifiers: OL, SO
2010 | Non-resident Native – Vagrant | Qualifiers: OL, SO
2005 | Threatened – Nationally Critical | Qualifiers: SO
Referencing and citations
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.
Attribution
Fact Sheet Prepared for NZPCN by: P.J. de Lange 31 August 2007.
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)