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Pellia neesiana ssp. neesiana
Scientific Name: Pellia neesiana ssp. neesiana
Family: Pelliaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
Pellia neesiana ssp. neesiana
Pellia neesiana ssp. neesiana is a nonvascular plant, specifically a thalloid liverwort.
Common Names
- Nees' Pellia
- Ring Pellia
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Pellia neesiana (Gottsche) Limpr. ssp. neesiana (accepted name)
- Rank: Subspecies
- Family: Pelliaceae
- Synonyms:
- Marsilia neesii (Gottsche) Lindb.
- Pellia epiphylla var. neesiana (Gottsche) H. Bern.
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in cool and temperate regions.
- Observed growing on a mossy bank along the Eagle Creek Trail in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
- Also noted in a spring-head bog in Epping Forest, Hill Wood.
- Observed on water of ruined wall of china clay dry, trickling with water and shaded by Grey Willows.
Associations
- Grows on fallen logs.
- Found alongside Plagiochila asplenioides ssp. porelloides.
- Observed with Rumex arifolius, Senecio hercynicus and Veratrumalbum subsp. lobelianum.
Additional Information
- Pellia neesiana is a small but widespread genus of liverworts in the cool and temperate regions.
- A survey has added 16 species, including the locally rare Pellia neesiana.
Further Resources
- USDA PLANTS database
- British Database of World Flora and Fauna (for Pellia neesiana ssp. columbiana)
- Encyclopedia of Life (for Pellia neesiana ssp. columbiana)