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Dumortiera
Scientific Name: Dumortiera
Family: Marchantiaceae
Category: Liverwort
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Other Names:
Dumortiera hirsuta (Sw.) Nees
Common Name: Dumortier's Liverwort
Dumortiera hirsuta is a conspicuous thallose liverwort, often forming mats in humid environments.
Considerations for Pets
- This liverwort grows in mats, which could potentially be ingested by pets.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Family: Weisnerellaceae / Marchantiaceae
- Order: Marchantiales
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonyms:
- Marchantia hirsuta Sw. (original name)
- Dumortiera calcicola Campb.
- Dumortiera hirosima Burgeff
- Dumortiera hirsuta var. brasiliensis
- Subspecies: Dumortiera hirsuta (Sw.) Nees ssp. nepalensis (Tay.) Frye & Clark / R.M. Schust.
Distribution and Habitat
- Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.
- Found in humid sites, often close to water or even under flowing water.
- Reported in:
- Belgium and adjacent areas
- British Isles
- Japan
- Southeastern United States
- East India
- Brazil
- Angola
- Argentina
- Australia
Morphological Characteristics
- Thallose: Plants are thallose and very large.
- Growth Habit: Terrestrial, growing near streams, or actually under flowing water. Dark green, prostrate, overlapping in large expanded patches.
- Thallus: Flat.
- Aromatic: Somewhat aromatic.
Ecological Role
- Grows on moist rocks in shady places.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Studies have been conducted on its association with Conocephalum conicum.
Further Information
- Tropicos
- The Plant List: includes information on the genus Dumortiera
- ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System): TSN 15590
- British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes