Tetralophozia filiformis

Phylum: Marchantiophyta

Family: Scapaniaceae

Genus: Tetralophozia

Scientific Name: Tetralophozia filiformis (Steph.) Urmi

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Distinguishing Features

Often hiding in tangles of other bryophytes on rock, the cryptic Tetralophozia filiformis forms narrow yellow-brown and pendant shoots around .5 mm wide and 2 cm long. The lateral leaves are composed of four sharp, long-triangular and equal lobes that descend down 4/5ths of the leaf’s length, the lateral margins frequently ornamented with spurs and teeth. The underleaves are similair in length to the lateral leaves, likewise deeply dissected and adorned with spurs and teeth, but they have only two lobes. It should be noted that the lobes on the lateral leaves are at least twice as long as they are wide.

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Habitat

Moist to dry cliffs, or rarely tree bases or decayed wood, in the lowland

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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.