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Diplophyllum obtusifolium
Scientific Name: Diplophyllum obtusifolium
Family: Scapaniaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
Diplophyllum obtusifolium: Blunt-leaved Earwort
Diplophyllum obtusifolium, commonly known as Blunt-leaved Earwort, is a liverwort species that, once recognized, is reportedly easily found.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Diplophyllum obtusifolium (Hook.) Dumort.
- Common Name: Blunt-leaved Earwort
- Family: Scapaniaceae
- Genus: Diplophyllum
- Synonym: Jungermannia obtusifolia Hook.
Distribution and Habitat
- Diplophyllum obtusifolium is distributed throughout the western part of North America, as well as widely in Asia, Europe, and eastern North America, including Alaska.
- It is frequently found on gravelly soil, such as on gorse-covered banks, and also along loamy paths and north-facing slopes in heathland environments.
Ecological Role
- This species is considered a Boreo-temperate Circumpolar element.
- It can be found on crumbling banks by forestry tracks.
Genetic Information
- A partial cds psbT-psbN intergenic spacer and psbN gene sequence have been documented for the Diplophyllum obtusifolium isolate IBC116.
Similar Species
- Diplophyllum albicans is similar but distinguishable by the absence of a 'nerve' in Diplophyllum obtusifolium.
Further Information
- Additional information can be found on Tropicos, Encyclopedia of Life, iNaturalist.org, and Wikimedia Commons.
- Checklists from the British Bryological Society also contain information.
- USDA also contains sce information.