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Targionia hypophylla
Scientific Name: Targionia hypophylla
Family: Targioniaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Targionia hypophylla
Targionia hypophylla, sometimes referred to as Orobus-seed Liverwort, is a fascinating species of liverwort.
Considerations for Pets
- This liverwort is aromatic, which may be of interest to some animals.
- The reproductive structures are contained in a purple covering.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Targionia hypophylla L.
- Common Name: Orobus-seed Liverwort
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Marchantiophyta
- Class: Marchantiopsida
- Order: Marchantiales
- Family: Targioniaceae
- Genus: Targionia L.
- Synonyms:
- Targionia michelii Corda
- Targionia germanica Corda
- Targionia bifurca Nees et Mont.
- Targionia capensis Huebener
- Subspecies: Targionia hypophylla subsp. linealis W. Frey & Krschner
Distribution and Habitat
- Targionia hypophylla is found in locations such as San Juan Loop Trail, Ortega Oaks, Riverside County, CA, Cave Dale, Castleton, Derbyshire, UK, and near Bodmin.
- It is a Mediterranean-Atlantic Oceanic element.
- It is not native to California.
Morphology and Growth Habits
- Targionia hypophylla is a small, bluish-green liverwort that is purple underneath.
- It has long, narrow, leathery, strongly aromatic thalli, 2–5 mm wide, dark green or slightly bluish-green.
Quirky Facts
- Targionia hypophylla has a characteristic aroma due to the presence of two monoterpene acetates, cis- and trans-pinocarveyl acetates.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- This liverwort has in vitro microbicidal potentiality.
Further Information
- Information can be found at iNaturalist.org and Encyclopedia of Life.
- Checklists are available from the British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes.