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Ptilidium ciliare (L.) Hampe

Ciliated fringewort, northern naugehyde liverwort

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Ptilidium ciliare (ciliated fringewort, northern naugehyde liverwort)

12/13/2023 · Morse Pond Trail, Phippsburg, Maine

Ptilidium ciliare (ciliated fringewort, northern naugehyde liverwort)

12/13/2023 · Morse Pond Trail, Phippsburg, Maine

Ptilidium ciliare (ciliated fringewort, northern naugehyde liverwort)

12/13/2023 · Morse Pond Trail, Phippsburg, Maine

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
DivisionHepatophytaLiverworts: simple, non-vascular plants
SubdivisionHepaticaeThallose and leafy liverworts
ClassHepatopsidaLiverworts with prostrate form, extending horizontally, with leaflike form
SubclassJungermanniaeHepatic mosses, named for botanist Ludwig Jungermann
OrderJungermannialesLiverworts with thin leaf-like flags on each side of the stem; other liveworts lack evidence of leaves
FamilyPtilidiaceaeFamily name derives from Greek ptilidon, ”small feather,“ referring to deeply divided, fringed leaves
GenusPtilidiumFrom the Greek ptilidon, ”small feather,“ referring to deeply divided, fringed leaves
Speciesciliare

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Ptilidium ciliare description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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