Nardia insecta
Nardia insecta
Phylum: Marchantiophyta
Family:
Gymnomitriaceae
Genus:
Nardia
Scientific Name:
Nardia insecta Lindb.
| Common Name | Two-Lobed Flapwort |
| Frequency | Rare |
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Distinguishing Features
Nardia insecta is a rarely seen arctic-alpine species notable distinct within its genus when in the fertile state on account of the combination of bilobed leaves, underleaves and antheridia and archegonia found on the same shoots (“paroicous”). The shoots are light green to red, horizontal to ascending and up to 3 cm long by roughly 1.5 mm wide. The lateral leaves are shallowly bilobed to about 1/3rd their length with somewhat oblique attachment at their base across the width of the stem and underleaves are triangular or linear with red bases nest seen under the micrscope.
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See table for comparison of regional species of Nardia
Habitat
Moist to wet humus or loam in bogs or along streams, Arctic-alpine
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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.