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Pellia endiviifolia ssp. alpicola

Scientific Name: Pellia endiviifolia ssp. alpicola

Family: Pelliaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Pellia endiviifolia subsp. alpicola

Pellia endiviifolia subsp. alpicola, also known as Pellia endiviifolia ssp. alpicola, is a nonvascular plant.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Pellia endiviifolia subsp. alpicola R.M. Schust. (accepted name)
  • Family: Pelliaceae
  • Genus: Pellia
  • Species: Pellia endiviifolia
  • Taxonomic Serial No.: 552236 (TSN 552236)

Synonyms and related taxa mentioned in the text include:

  • Pellia alpicola (R.M.Schust.)
  • Pellia endiviifolia var. alpicola
  • Grimmia alpicola var. rivularis (Brid.)
  • Pellia calycina Nees = Pellia endiviifolia (Dicks.) Dumort.
  • Marchantia polymorpha L. subsp. polymorpha (M. polymorpha var. aquatica Pellia endiviifolia (Dicks.))

Distribution and Habitat

The subspecies alpicola is described as an arctic-alpine species and is associated with aquatic environments such as rivers.

Nomenclature Note

It's noted that when Schuster (1991) described Pellia endiviifolia subsp. alpicola, the herbarium where the types were deposited was not stated.

Further Information

  • USDA PLANTS database
  • Tropicos database