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Wijkia extenuata, commonly known as spear moss or spiky wiki, is a species of moss from the family Pylaisiadelphaceae. It can be divided into two varieties Wijkia extenuata var. caudata and Wijkia extenuata var. extenuata. It is commonly found throughout the tropical, subtropical, and temperate forests of eastern Australasia and New Zealand.
Both varieties of Wijkia extenuata are commonly found growing on logs or decaying wood, bases of trees, as an epiphyte, and rarely on rocks and soils. Both are a common species in wet forests and rainforests from east Australia (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, and TAS), Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Pacific Island nations such as Fiji.
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