Scapania scandica

Scapania scandica
Phylum: Marchantiophyta
Family: Scapaniaceae
Genus: Scapania
Common NameNorwegian Earwort
FrequencyRare

Distinguishing Features

Scapania scandica is a a regionally rare subalpine species with green to purple-brown leafy shoots up to 2 cm long and 2.5 mm wide. The toothed and sharply pointed lobes are united along an acute and linear keel that extends to about 1/3 the length of the lower lobe, while both the upper and lower lobes attach across the stem axis (“transverse”). The plants are often laden with green asexual reproductive bodies (“gemmae”) along the leaf tips.

Similar species

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Habitat

Moist to dry, usually shady humus, mineral soil, rock outcrops, boulders, and cliffs in the lowland and montane zones

Associated species

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