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Cephalozia macrostachya
Scientific Name: Cephalozia macrostachya
Family: Cephaloziaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
Cephalozia macrostachya
Cephalozia macrostachya, commonly known as Bog Pincerwort, is a liverwort belonging to the family Cephaloziaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cephalozia macrostachya Kaal.
- Common Name: Bog Pincerwort
- Family: Cephaloziaceae
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms:
- Cephalozia macrostachya var. macrostachya
- Cephalozia macrostachya var. spiniflora (Schiffn.) Mll. Frib.
- Fuscocephaloziopsis macrostachya (Kaal.) Vá?a et L. Söderstr.
- Pleurocladula macrostachya
- Subspecies:
- Cephalozia macrostachya ssp. australis Schust.
Distribution and Habitat
- Cephalozia macrostachya is native to Canada and regularly occurs there.
- It has been confirmed in the Czech Republic.
- It is considered Boreal-montane.
- It can be found in Britain and Ireland.
- This species grows on average in the wettest growth sites.
Morphological Characteristics
- Cephalozia macrostachya forms dense, light green mats, only a few millimeters high.
Ecology
- In a Sphagnum-rich wet heath of Sologne (France), the indicator value of Cephalozia macrostachya and the closely related C. connivens has been investigated.
Similar Species
- C. macrostachya is similar in size to C. connivens, C. loitlesbergeri, and C. pleniceps.
Further Information
- Tropicos
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- Dyntaxa - Svensk taxonomisk databas
- Encyclopedia of Life
- GBIF
- ELPT: Early Land Plants Today
- Belgian Species List