Marchantiophyta (Liverworts) of Vancouver Island
This is the iNaturalist list of liverwort species of Vancouver Island (January, 2023). I will fill in species descriptions as I make observations or receive feedback.
If you would like to contribute to the guide, get in contact with me and I could also make you an editor.
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Tree Ruffle Liverwort
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145611111
Key features: "smooth scaled leaves, yellower towards the tips, and redder towards the base, and coming away from the bark of the trunk"
-Overall structure coming away from the substrate.
Substrate: bark.
Jagged Germanderwort
Riccardia chamedryfolia, the jagged germanderwort, is a species of liverwort, a terrestrial plant which has been adapted by aquarist as an ornamental plant for the freshwater planted aquarium hobby. It is also known as Mini or Coral Pellia due to its growth similarity to coral when submerged underwater).
Hanging Millipede Liverwort
Frullania nisquallensis, commonly known as Hanging millipede liverwort, is a reddish-brown species of liverwort in the Jubulaceae family. It is found in western Washington and British Columbia, including Vancouver Island. The plant grows in mats, sometimes in mats that hang from tree branches (particularly those of alders, or maples), or growing close to the substrate. ...more ↓
Pacific Fuzzwort
Ptilidium californicum, the Pacific fuzzwort, is a rare liverwort of the western United States.
Pitted Frillwort
Fossombronia foveolata is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Fossombroniaceae.
Various-leaved Crestwort
Lophocolea heterophylla, the variable-leaved crestwort, is a liverwort species belonging to the order Jungermanniales, which is the largest liverwort order.
