Barbilophozia sudetica
Marchantiophyta
Barbilophozia sudetica (Scapaniaceae)
Hill Notchwort
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Locally Frequent
Distinguishing Features
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 montane habitats where it tends to dwell in rock crevices and ledges in squat patches of horizontal leafy shoots up to 2 cm long and 2 mm wide. Close inspection with a hand lens reveals no underleaves, which in combination with the 2-to-3 shallow lobes with dull tips makes this unique in among regional species in its genus. Brownish angular and two-celled gemmae are often present at the lobe tips.
Similar species
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Habitat
Moist to wet, often shady humus, rock outcrops, boulders, cliffs, streambanks, waterfall spray zones, seepage sites, heath, and tundra in the upper montane, subalpine, and alpine zones
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