Schistochilopsis incisa
Marchantiophyta
Schistochilopsis incisa (Scapaniaceae)
Jagged Notchwort
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Frequent
Distinguishing Features
Schistochilopsis incisa is an ambient and unmistakeable species found across most elevations and habitats in our region, especially decaying wood and organic matter, where is presents as tightly-overlapping, waxy whitish-green shoots up to 2 cm long and 2.5 mm wide bearing very toothy and succulent leaves. Up close, the leaves have a maple-like shape with major lobes and teeth demarcated by minor lobes and teeth. The development, size and number of the teeth seems to vary depending on habitat, with nearly toothless forms occuring at high elevations and often treated as Schistochilopsis opacifolia or S. incisa subsp. opacifolia.
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Habitat
Moist, shady decayed wood, humus, rock outcrops, boulders, cliffs, cutbanks, seepage sites, bogs, snowbed sites, heath, and tundra in the lowland, montane, subalpine, and alpine zones
Associated species
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