Bazzania trilobata
Bazzania trilobata, the greater whipwort[2] or threelobed bazzania, is a species of liverwort in the Lepidoziaceae family. It grows in the northern hemisphere temperate zone.
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| Species: | B. trilobata |
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| Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray | |
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Bazzania tridentoides W.E. Nicholson | |
Anatomy
Leafy liverworts have three rows of small leaves, two lateral in one plane and one ventral, differing from mosses which have small leaves that are usually in more than three rows around the stem.[3] The leaves of leafy liverworts are often dissected or lobed.[4] It is one of the largest leafy liverworts.
Subspecies
- B. t. var. depauperata (K. Müller) Grolle
References
- The Plant List: Bazzania trilobata
- Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
- (Schofield 1992)
- (Glime 1993)
Sources
- Bryophyte Specialist Group 2000.
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