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Bazzania tricrenata

Scientific Name: Bazzania tricrenata

Family: Lepidoziaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Lesser Whipwort (Bazzania tricrenata)

Bazzania tricrenata, commonly known as Lesser Whipwort, is a liverwort species belonging to the Lepidoziaceae family. This page provides information on its taxonomy, distribution, and other relevant details.

Considerations for Pets

  • This plant is small and slender, potentially making it appealing for animals that like to play with or ingest small objects.

Considerations for Children

  • This plant is small and slender, potentially making it appealing for children who like to play with or ingest small objects.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Bazzania tricrenata (Wahlenb.) Lindb.
  • Authority: (Wahlenb.) Lindb.
  • Common Name: Lesser Whipwort
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Family: Lepidoziaceae
  • Synonym: Bazzania triangularis Lindb.
  • Alternative Spelling: Bazzania tricrenata (Wahlenb.) Trevis.
  • Taxon Version Key: NHMSYS0000309432
  • Related ITIS Name: Bazzania tricrenata (Wahlenb.) Lindb. (TSN 14364)

Distribution and Habitat

  • National Distribution: Canada
  • Origin: Unknown/Undetermined
  • Found in various regions including Alaska, Austria, the Balkan Peninsula, Baltic states, Borneo, Bulgaria, the Caucasus, Central America, Central Asia, Central Russia, and mainland China.
  • Occurs in late snow areas, growing on bare, acidic soil.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Plants are small to medium-sized, slender, and olive-brown in color.
  • Stems are 3-8 cm long and 0.18-0.27 mm in diameter.
  • Leaves are 1.1-1.5 mm wide, usually with few branches.
  • Possesses three rows of leaves: two lateral rows and one row of amphigastria located on the underside.
  • Curved shoot tip.

Ecology and Interactions

  • Grows alongside other liverworts like Plagiochila.

Further Information

  • Wikimedia Commons: Wikimedia Commons
  • Discover Life: Discover Life
  • British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes
  • Tropicos: Tropicos
  • ITIS: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (Links may be available through Google)
  • TERMIUM (Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank)