Sauteria alpina

Phylum: Marchantiophyta

Family: Cleveaceae

Genus: Sauteria

Scientific Name: Sauteria alpina (Nees) Nees

Common Name	Snow Lungwort
Frequency	Rare

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Distinguishing Features

An alpine complex stallose liverwort with white scales emerging from underneath the thallus? What more could one want from life? This species is closely related to Clevea

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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.