Liverwort Specimen

Date2007

Dimensions1): 0.2 x 2.5 x 3 cm (1/16 x 1 x 1 3/16 in.) .2): 0.2 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm (1/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)

Object numberHF.2012.49.5.1-.2

DescriptionTwo small clumps of Radula complanate [Linnaeus] Dum. liverwort, light green coloured with textured, uneven surface, each vaguely circular in shape. Short leaves are a variety of shapes including thin and hair-like, and thick and rectangular shaped. The base of each is dark brown with remnants of a woody surface.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Hepatophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Radulaceae
Genus: Radula
Species: Radula complanate

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