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Cephaloziella divaricata var. divaricata
Scientific Name: Cephaloziella divaricata var. divaricata
Family: Cephaloziellaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
*Cephaloziella divaricata*
*Cephaloziella divaricata*, also known as Common Threadwort, is a liverwort belonging to the family Cephaloziellaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: *Cephaloziella divaricata* (Sm.) Schiffn. var. *divaricata*
- Common Name: Common Threadwort
- Rank: Variety
- Synonyms and Combinations:
- *Cephaloziella starkei* (Funck ex Nees) Schiffn. nom. illeg.
- *Cephaloziella starkei* var. *scabra* (M.Howe) L.Clark & Frye
- *Cephalozia divaricata*
- *Jungermannia asperifolia*
- *Cephalozia asperifolia*
- Family: Cephaloziellaceae
- Order: Jungermanniales
- Class: Jungermanniopsida
- Phylum: Hepatophyta
Distribution and Habitat
Records indicate the presence of *Cephaloziella divaricata* in the UK and western North America.
Morphological Characteristics
*Cephaloziella divaricata* is a nonvascular plant with a thread-like growth habit. As the name suggests, it is the commonest threadwort.
Resources and Further Information
- NBN ID code: NBNSYS0000101584
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): Taxonomic Serial No.: 14503 for *Cephaloziella divaricata* var. *scabra* M. A. Howe.
- Encyclopedia of Life: Family Cephaloziellaceae
- The Plant List
- Tropicos