Nardia compressa
Nardia compressa
Phylum: Marchantiophyta
Family:
Gymnomitriaceae
Genus:
Nardia
Scientific Name:
Nardia compressa (Hook.) Gray
| Common Name | Compressed Flapwort |
| Frequency | Infrequent |
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Distinguishing Features
Plants of Nardia compressa are laterally compressed such that the wide, round and overlapping leaves give the appearance of nested clam shells. The ascendant green shoots are typically 2 (but up to 10) cm long and 3 mm wide, while the lateral leaves have smooth, unlobed margins and are wider than long, often with red pigmentation near their tips. The underleaves are simple, up to .5 mm long and only visible near the shoot tip.
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Habitat
Moist to wet humus, mineral soil, rock outcrops, cliffs, ledges, crevices, boulders, streambanks, bogs, snowbed sites, and tundra, occasionally submerged in shallow water, in the subalpine and alpine zones
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Relevant Literature
- Godfrey, J.D. (1977). Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of southwestern British Columbia . [Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia]. UBC cIRcle.
- Hong, W. S. (2007). Scapania. In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (Eds.), Flora of North America North of Mexico (Vol. 3) . Oxford University Press.
- Wagner, D. H. (2013). Guide to the liverworts of Oregon: Scapania undulata . Oregon State University Herbarium.