Liverworts

Anastrepta orcadensis

Anastrophyllum assimile

Anastrophyllum donnianum

Anastrophyllum michauxii

Aneura pinguis

Aneura pinguis is found across a diversity of habitats, from rocks to bogs, where its deep green and relatively unbranched thallus creeps among other bryophytes. The thallus…

Anthelia julacea

Easily overlooked in out of the way habitats, Anthelia julacea grows as tiny (<.5 mm wide) overlapping shoots packed into silvery, horizontal turfs on bare rock in areas of…

Anthelia juratzkana

Easily overlooked in out of the way habitats, Anthelia julacea grows as tiny (<.5 mm wide) overlapping shoots packed into silvery, horizontal turfs on bare rock in areas of…

Apopellia alpicola

Restricted to late snow areas of the subalpine and alpine, the frilly purple-green Apopellia alpicola is uncommon or underreported simple thalloid liverwort with upturned…

Apotreubia nana

Apotreubia nana is a rare species of exceedingly wet coastal regions, where it can grow to 1.5 cm long and 5 mm wide on decaying organic matter and peat. It is a…

Asterella lindenbergiana

Hidden in calcareous crevices at high elevations, the rare Asterella lindenbergiana is a complex thalloid liverwort with overlapping green thalli (to 3 cm long and about 5…

Barbilophozia barbata

B. barbata is a large upright-to-arching predominantly 4-lobed leafy liverwort with relatively unbranched, green or green-brown shoots to 8 cm long and 5mm wide. The leaf…

Barbilophozia hatcheri

An occasional species of wet bedrock and streamside boulders, B. hatcheri forms variably erect to prostrate large green 4-lobed leafy shoots up to 5 cm tall and around 2 mm…

Barbilophozia lycopodioides

Barbilophozia lycopodioides is a large and dominant leafy liverwort in northern and montane landscapes, where is formed a groundcover of lanky yellow or green shoots that…

Barbilophozia sudetica

With typically 2-3 lobed lateral leaves on green shoots that are often tinged with rusty pigments at their tips, B. sudecita is an anomalous member of the genus known from…

Bazzania ambigua

A cryptic species of decaying wood and organic matter, Bazzania ambigua typically presents as green-to-brown horizontal shoots (~2 mm wide) that fork evenly. The arched…

Bazzania denudata

The most common member of the genus, Bazzania denudata typically presents as emerald-green horizontal shoots (~2 mm wide) that fork evenly and, as the species name…

Bazzania griffithiana

A rare species in highly restricted habitat, B. griffithiana forms large, loosely-branched scrambling yellow-to-brown shoots up to 8 cm long. Its triangular lateral leaves…

Bazzania pearsonii