Sphenolobus saxicola

Phylum: Marchantiophyta

Genus: Sphenolobus

Scientific Name: Sphenolobus saxicola (Schrad.) Steph.

Common Name	Curled Notchwort
Frequency	Rare

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Distinguishing Features

Erect, rounded, orange-brown to yellow-green shoots with densely overlapping, concave, deeply bilobed (0.3-0.5x leaf length) leaves. Gemmae absent

Similar species

Similar to S. minutus, but overall coarser and larger (shoots 1.2-3 mm wide, vs. 0.4-1.5 mm wide in S. minutus), gemmae always absent (occasional in S. minutus)

Habitat

Acidic rocks, talus, boulder fields, cliffs, subalpine heath, and tundra; high elevations

Associated species

Sphenolobus minutus, Tetralophozia setiformis, Dicranum elongatum, Macrodiplophyllum plicatum, Polytrichum piliferum, Ptilidium ciliare, Racomitrium lanuginosum

Distribution Map

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.