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tasmanian liverworts - lepidoziaceae
lepidozia procera
1. Plants growing off a vertical rock wall
This isa little unusual for a Lepidozia in not always having having prostrate growth. Distal branching was perpendicular to the vertical rock wall it was growing upon, and pinnate shoots were arranged in neat parallel lines as can be seen in pix 1.
Engels & Glenny's description and drawings support our identification of this liverwort. They report androecia and gynoecia had not been seen at time of publication (2008) so we were fortunate to collect a specimen with newly dehisced capsules.
Fertile specimen has been lodged with HO.
 2. leaf |
 3. leaf cells |
 4. spore |
 5. capsule wall |
References:
- Engel, J.J. & Glenny, D., A Flora of the Liverworts and Hornworts
of New Zealand: Volume 1 p. 211
Page URL: http://www.bluetier.org/Liverwort/lepidozia-procera.htm