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Cephalozia macrostachya

Scientific Name: Cephalozia macrostachya

Family: Cephaloziaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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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