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Barbilophozia floerkei

Scientific Name: Barbilophozia floerkei

Family: Jungermanniaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Barbilophozia floerkei

Barbilophozia floerkei, commonly known as Floerke's Pawwort or Floerke's barbilophozia, is a liverwort species belonging to the family Scapaniaceae (though some sources list Jungermanniaceae).

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Barbilophozia floerkei (F. Weber & D. Mohr) Loeske
  • Family: Scapaniaceae (or Jungermanniaceae, according to some sources)
  • Synonym: Neoorthocaulis floerkei (F . Weber et D. Mohr) L. Soderstr., De Roo & Hedd., Lophozia floerkei (Web.)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native to Canada.
  • Regularly occurring and currently present in its native range.
  • Typically found on north-facing slopes in heathlands.
  • Grows on thin soil among granitic rocks on unshaded slopes.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Shoots are 0.5 to 3 mm wide.
  • Leaves are 1 to 2 mm wide and 0.5 to 1 mm long.
  • Color ranges from brownish green to yellowish green.
  • Leaves are typically 3-lobed.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Frequently found in association with Barbilophozia barbata.
  • Can be found in moderately moist soils alongside species like Bryum bicolor and Dicranum.
  • Observed growing with Campylopus flexuosus, Lophocolea bidentata, Mnium hornum, Plagiothecium undulatum, and Rhytidiadelphus.

Further Information

  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • The Plant List
  • NYBG Virtual Herbarium
  • Musum national d'Histoire naturelle
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes
  • Arctos Database
  • Wikimedia Commons