Cephaloziella turneri
| Common Name | Turner's Threadword |
| Frequency | Infrequent |
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Distinguishing Features
The “biggest” species in the genus (shoots to about .5 mm wide and 1 cm long), Cephaloziella turneri is an infrequent yellowish green-to-brown presence in summer dry rocky habitat, where it can be found on often-disturbed thin soil over balds and in crevices. The leaves are deeply bilobed (dissected more than 3/4 of the leaf length) and generously toothed from base to tip. Angular red gemmae are frequently present at the shoot tip.
Similar species
C. turneri can grow alongside C. divaricata, but leaves or that species are not toothed from top to bottom. The other toothy species of Cephaloziella occur in much wetter habitats (bogs for C. elachista and C. spinigera, permanently moist rock ledges for C. phyllacantha).
Habitat
Dry to wet mineral soil, rock outcrops, cliffs, humus, and rarely decayed wood in the lowland and lower montane zones; infrequent in sw BC.
Associated species
Racomitrium sp.
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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.