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Scapania nemorea (L.) Grolle


 

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Scapania nemorea

5/3/2025 · Merritt Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 4 × 6″ (10 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

Scapania nemorea

9/4/2021 · Bradbury Mountain State Park, Pownal, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)

Scapania nemorea

9/2/2023 · Boundary Trail, Bradbury Mountain State Park, Pownal, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)

Scapania nemorea

9/4/2021 · Bradbury Mountain State Park, Pownal, Maine · ≈ 4 × 2½″ (10 × 7 cm)

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
FamilyScapaniaceaeA primarily Northern Hemisphere family of leafy liverworts, commonly known as earworts
GenusScapaniaFrom the Latin scapan, meaning ”to scoop“ or ”to dig,“ which reflects its habitat preferences, often found in muddy or wet areas
SpeciesnemoreaGrolle and Isoviita both treated this as a reference to J. nemorea (1759), while Stotler & Zehr argued that ”nemorea“ in 1759 is an error, corrected to ”nemorosa“ in 1763. However, Grolle & Isoviita presented evidence that ”nemorea“ is correct, and the latter is therefore treated as illegitimate

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Scapania nemorea description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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