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Dumortiera hirsuta ssp. hirsuta

Scientific Name: Dumortiera hirsuta ssp. hirsuta

Family: Marchantiaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Dumortiera hirsuta

Dumortiera hirsuta (Sw.) Nees, also known as Dumortier's Liverwort, is a conspicuous thallose liverwort.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Dumortiera hirsuta (Sw.) Nees
  • Family: Marchantiaceae (also listed as DUMORTIERACEAE)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Rank: Species

Synonyms and Subspecies:

  • Dumortiera hirsuta subsp. hirsuta (synonym)
  • Dumortiera hirsuta subsp. nepalensis (Taylor) R.M. Schust. (accepted subspecies)
  • Dumortiera hirsuta subsp. tatunoi Horik.
  • Dumortiera hirsuta var. nepalensis (Taylor) Frye & Clark (related ITIS name)
  • Dumortiera nepalensis (Tayl.) Nees (synonym)
  • Marchantia hirsuta Sw. (synonym)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Dumortiera hirsuta, including subspecies hirsuta and nepalensis, has been reported in Central America.
  • The species is terrestrial near streams or actually under flowing water.
  • Specimens have been found in locations such as Jamaica and Guangdong, China.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Thallose liverwort that often forms mats.
  • Plants are very large, dark green, and prostrate, overlapping in large expanded patches.
  • Thallus is flat.

Quirky Facts

  • Dumortiera hirsuta is described as "somewhat aromatic".