SafePlants

No images found for this plant ID: 15556.

Ensure images are uploaded to the Media Library and tagged with "15556" in the "plant_image_tag" taxonomy.

Safe for Children?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Safe for Dogs?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Safe for Cats?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Safe for Reptiles?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Dumortiera hirsuta ssp. nepalensis

Scientific Name: Dumortiera hirsuta ssp. nepalensis

Family: Marchantiaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

Duration:

Other Names:

       

Dumortiera hirsuta subsp. nepalensis

Dumortiera hirsuta subsp. nepalensis is a subspecies of the liverwort Dumortiera hirsuta. This plant belongs to the family Marchantiaceae within the kingdom Plantae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Dumortiera hirsuta subsp. nepalensis (Taylor) R.M. Schust.
  • Family: Marchantiaceae (also listed as Dumortieraceae).
  • Rank: Subspecies
  • Synonyms:
    • Dumortiera hirsuta var. nepalensis (Taylor) Frye & L. Clark
    • Dumortiera nepalensis (Tayl.) Nees
    • Hygrophila nepalensis Taylor (original name)

Distribution and Habitat

  • The plant is considered native.
  • Dumortiera hirsuta subsp. nepalensis has been found in China (Guangdong).
  • It is also reported from Central America and Jamaica with "velvety" phenotypes.
  • It is found terrestrially.
  • Pantropical *Dumortiera hirsuta* occurs nearby and might represent diploid ssp. nepalensis, an extreme rarity in North America.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Dumortiera hirsuta is a large thallose liverwort.
  • The thalli of *Dumortiera hirsuta* subsp. *nepalensis* are described as highly papillate.

Further Information

  • USDA Plants database lists *Dumortiera hirsuta (Sw.) Nees ssp. nepalensis (Taylor) R.M. Schust.*
  • Tropicos database contains information on *Dumortiera hirsuta subsp. nepalensis (Taylor) R.M. Schust.*

Quirky Facts

  • Contemporary taxonomists usually recognize a single species in Dumortiera.
  • Molecular and morphological evidence for distinct species in Dumortiera. Two subspecies, D. hirsuta subsp hirsuta and subsp. nepalensis, may be recognized.