Liverwort Specimen

Date2007

Dimensions0.5 x 2 x 3.5 cm (3/16 x 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.)

Object numberHF.2012.49.4

DescriptionA small clump of Ptilidium pulcherrimum [G. Web.] Hampe moss, brown and green in colour. The leaves are short and are divided into narrow, rounded lobes. The surface of the sample is uneven. One end of the sample has a long, narrow branch. All other edges are slightly rounged. The base is a light-brown colour with a slightly concave surface and a distinct patch of white-brown roots.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Hepatophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Ptilidiaceae
Genus: Ptilidium
Species: Dicranum scoparium Hedw.

Narrative

Collected July 25, 2007, by Rosemary Curley from Pratt Road, Southampton, Kings County, PEI (46°22'39.96"N, 62°33'49.98"W. Datum: WDS83). Collected growing on a Sugar Maple 6 dbh (diameter at breast height).

Ptilidium pulcherrimum [G. Web.] Hampe. is a common leafy liverwort characterized by its narrow lobed leaves usually green or yellow-brown in colour. It is common in cliff, forest and woodland habitats and usually grows on decomposing logs, stumps, tree bases, tree trunks, rocks and cliffs. It is often one of the first species to begin growing on dead and fallen trees and can be found throughout North America.

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