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Cephaloziella spinigera
Scientific Name: Cephaloziella spinigera
Family: Cephaloziellaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
Duration:
Other Names:
Cephaloziella spinigera: Spiny Threadwort
Cephaloziella spinigera, commonly known as Spiny Threadwort, is a fascinating member of the plant kingdom.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cephaloziella spinigera (Lindb.) Joerg.
- Authority: (Lindb.) Warnst.
- Rank: Species
- Family: Cephaloziellaceae
- Division: Marchantiophyta (often incorrectly called Hepatophyta in some U.S. databases)
- Synonyms:
- Cephalozia spinigera Lindb.
- Cephaloziella elachista var. spinigera (Lindb.) Mll. Frib.
- Cephaloziella striatula (C.E.O. Jensen) Douin
- Cephaloziella subdentata Warnst.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant has spines on the leaf margin, and deeply notched leaves.
Considerations for Children
- This plant has spines on the leaf margin, and deeply notched leaves.
Distribution and Habitat
- Cephaloziella spinigera is a Boreo-arctic montane Circumpolar element.
- It has been found in shaded cliffs and rocks in Quercus spp. (Oak) forests at 1421 m a.s.l.
- It grows between peat mosses and other mosses.
Morphological Characteristics
- Tiny, thin, hair-like shoots of varying lengths.
- Green to reddish tinged in color.
- Opaque stem
Quirky Facts
- One source mentions that the species was first described by Sextus Otto Lindberg.
Further Information
- Discover Life offers a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Cephaloziella spinigera.
- Encyclopedia of Life.
- TERMIUM is the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank.