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Pellia endiviifolia

Scientific Name: Pellia endiviifolia

Family: Pelliaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Endive Pellia (Pellia endiviifolia)

Pellia endiviifolia, commonly known as Endive Pellia, is a liverwort found in cool and temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.

Considerations for Pets

  • The text mentions that Pellia endiviifolia has thalli (plant body) that can be green or even blackish-green.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Pellia endiviifolia (Dicks.) Dumort.
  • Common Name: Endive Pellia
  • Family: Pelliaceae
  • Order: Metzgeriales
  • Synonyms:
    • Jungermannia endiviifolia Dicks.
    • Jungermannia ceratophylla Chevall.
    • Merkia endiviifolia (Dicks.) Lindb.
    • Pellia fabbroniana auct.
  • Subspecies: Pellia endiviifolia ssp. alpicola R.M. Schust.

Distribution and Habitat

  • This liverwort is found in cool and temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.
  • It grows on soil on stream banks and calcareous rocks where water trickles from springs and waterfalls.
  • It is a Southern-temperate Circumpolar element.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Pellia endiviifolia typically has green or even blackish-green thalli, which can grow up to about 1 cm wide.
  • In autumn and early winter, it develops numerous branches at the tips.
  • The thallus is acuminate (tapering to a point), unistratose (single-layered), and can reach up to 1 cm in width and 5 cm in length.
  • The edges of the thallus are wavy or curly.

Genetic Information

  • Studies have investigated female-specific gene expression in this dioecious liverwort related to archegonia production.
  • Research has explored microtranscriptomic traits shared between Pellia endiviifolia, green algae, and land plants.
  • Genetic similarity within the Pellia endiviifolia complex has been estimated.

Quirky Facts

  • The genus name Pellia is named after Leopoldo Pelli-Fabbroni (1783-1822), a lawyer from Florence and a friend of the botanist Raddi.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Pellia endiviifolia has been found growing through Common Liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha).
  • Studies have stained liverwort species, including Pellia endiviifolia, to detect fungal structures.
  • Research has investigated antigenic proteins in terrestrial and aquatic forms of P. endiviifolia.

Further Information

  • ITIS TSN 552077
  • Discover Life
  • Tropicos
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Wikimedia Commons