Lepidozia bragginsiana

Lepidozia bragginsiana is a species of liverwort in the order Jungermanniales, native to New Zealand. The species was first described by Endymion Dante Cooper and Matthew Anton Martyn Renner in 2014.

Etymology
The species was named after New Zealand bryologist John E. Braggins.

Description
The species is pale green to golden yellow-green in colour, and can be distinguished from other Lepidozia species by its bipinnate branching, erect primary shoots and wide-spreading leaves on primary shoots.

Genetics
The species forms a clade with Lepidozia concinna and Lepidozia pendulina. All three species are endemic to New Zealand.

Distribution and habitat
Lepidozia bragginsiana is endemic to New Zealand, found primarily in humid forested areas of the West Coast Region of the South Island, at an elevation between approximately 200 m and 1000 m.