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Bazzania trilobata

Scientific Name: Bazzania trilobata

Family: Lepidoziaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Greater Whipwort (Bazzania trilobata)

Bazzania trilobata, commonly known as greater whipwort or threelobed bazzania, is a species of liverwort.

Considerations for Pets

  • This plant is described as "moss-like" and large, which could make it appealing to pets that like to chew on plants.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray
  • Common Names: Greater whipwort, threelobed bazzania, Three-lobed Bazzania
  • Family: Lepidoziaceae
  • Order: Jungermanniales
  • Synonyms: Jungermannia trilobata L., Mastigobryum trilobatum (L.) Gottsche, Lindenb. et Nees, Pleuroschisma trilobatum (L.) Dumort., Herpetium trilobatum

Distribution and Habitat

  • Bazzania trilobata grows in the northern hemisphere temperate zone.
  • It is commonly found in humid woodland, moist humus, decaying logs, and at the base of trees.
  • Specific habitats mentioned include swamps and hemlock forests.
  • Its distribution in Poland coincides with the mountain regions of southern Poland and the natural distribution range of Norway spruce.
  • Observed locations include Snowdonia.
  • Also found in New Brunswick, in colonies on the floor of closed canopy mixed and coniferous forests.

Morphological Characteristics

  • It is a leafy liverwort with a stem.
  • Plants are described as light green, large, 3-10 cm long and 5-6 mm wide, upright.
  • It has root-like branchlets.

Quirky Facts

  • Bazzania trilobata has been called "millipede weed" due to its resemblance to segmented arthropods.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Antifungal activity has been shown against Botrytis cinerea and Cladosporium cucumerinum, which are phytopathogenic fungi.
  • Part of the Picea rubens / Betula alleghaniensis / Bazzania trilobata forest.

Further Information

  • Information available from Discover Life.
  • Taxonomic information can be found on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) under TSN 14366.
  • Tropicos and the Missouri Botanical Garden (MO Bryo) offer further resources.
  • Images are available from Pixabay.
  • Wikispecies has a page dedicated to Bazzania trilobata.