Phymatoceros bulbiculosus
Phymatoceros bulbiculosus
Phylum: Anthocerotophyta
Family:
Phymatocerotaceae
Genus:
Phymatoceros
Scientific Name:
Phymatoceros bulbiculosus (Brot.) Stotler, W.T.Doyle & Crand.-Stotl.
| Common Name | None |
| Frequency | Infrequent |
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Distinguishing Features
Often obscured below herbs, algae and other bryophytes, this rare seep hornwort has a scantly dissected, smooth dark-green thallus that can form extensive populations of overlapping dime-sized plants. The diagnostic feature is found on the underside, where round yellowish “bulbils” that function in asexual reproduction can be found in abundance. Horns, when present, are very short (~1cm tall).
Similar species
No other hornwort (or thallose liverwort!) possesses bulbils on the underside of the thallus, making P. bulbiculosus unmistakeable even if hard to find.
Habitat
Fine sediment seeps, rare in SW 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.