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Bazzania trilobata var. trilobata
Scientific Name: Bazzania trilobata var. trilobata
Family: Lepidoziaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
Duration:
Other Names:
Bazzania trilobata: The Greater Whipwort
Bazzania trilobata, also known as the greater whipwort or threelobed bazzania, is a species of liverwort. It's a European species that belongs to the Lepidoziaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray
- Common Names: Greater Whipwort, Threelobed Bazzania
- Family: Lepidoziaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Hepatophyta (also referred to as Marchantiophyta)
- Class: Jungermanniopsida
- Order: Jungermanniales
- Synonyms:
- Jungermannia trilobata L.
- Herpetium trilobatum
- Varieties:
- Bazzania trilobata var. trilobata (L.) S.Gray
- Bazzania trilobata var. depauperata (K. Mller) Grolle
- Basionym of Bazzania trilobata var. depauperata: Pleuroschisma trilobatum var. depauperatum Müll. Frib.
Distribution and Habitat
Bazzania trilobata is one of the few European species within the Bazzania genus, which otherwise predominantly spans the tropics and subtropics. It is a characteristic bryophyte of humid woodlands, particularly in the northern hemisphere.
Morphological Characteristics
Bazzania trilobata is a leafy liverwort. The typical form is 4mm in size.
Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- Tropicos (NYBG)
- Encyclopedia of Life