Frullania franciscana
Frullania franciscana
Phylum: Marchantiophyta
Family:
Frullaniaceae
Genus:
Frullania
Scientific Name:
Frullania franciscana M.Howe
| Common Name | San Francisco Scalewort |
| Frequency | Infrequent |
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Distinguishing Features
Uncommon and cryptic, this small (<1mm wide) green-to-purple Frullania is most likely to be found along very moist shorelines, where it creeps over the rocks and dwarf sitka spruce branches of coastal headlands. Confident identification requires close inspection of the leaves, which have a unique linear arrangement of microscopic darkened leaf cells called “ocelli”.
Similar species
See notes under Frullania californica.
Habitat
Tree trunks (esp. alder, spruce), branches, rock outcrops, and cliffs along the shoreline in the lowland zone; infrequent in coastal BC.
Associated species
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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.