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Cephalozia bicuspidata ssp. ambigua

Scientific Name: Cephalozia bicuspidata ssp. ambigua

Family: Cephaloziaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Cephalozia bicuspidata subsp. ambigua

Cephalozia bicuspidata subsp. ambigua, also known as Snow Pincerwort or Ambiguous Pincerwort, is a subspecies of liverwort belonging to the Cephalozia genus.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cephalozia bicuspidata subsp. ambigua (Mass.) Schust.
  • Synonyms:
    • Cephalozia ambigua C. Massal.
    • Cephalozia bicuspidata var. atra Arnell.
  • Family: Cephaloziaceae
  • Phylum: Hepatophyta
  • Class: Jungermanniopsida
  • Order: Jungermanniales
  • Rank: Subspecies

Distribution and Habitat

  • Found in the mountains and foothills of west-central Alberta, Canada.
  • Distribution records are accessible through resources like the NBN Gateway in the UK.
  • Also found in Europe and North America.

Additional Information

  • This liverwort is sometimes referred to as twotoothed cephalozia.
  • Globally vulnerable (G5T3T4) according to NatureServe.
  • Seventeen species of Cephalozia sensu lato are recognized for Russia.

Further Resources

  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  • Dyntaxa - Svensk taxonomisk databas
  • Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
  • iNaturalist.org
  • NYBG Virtual Herbarium
  • JSTOR Plant Science
  • SEINet
  • Tropicos