Forked veilwort - Metzgeria furcata (Taxonomy, Characteristics, Distribution, Images)

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Forked veilwort

Forked veilwort (Metzgeria furcata) is a liverwort that is typically found growing on trees or sometimes rocks in greenish-yellow blotches with a rough, bark-like texture. The specific Latin name furcata means forked, in reference to its leaf-like thalli.

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Forked veilwort (Metzgeria furcata)

Simple thalloid liverworts

Leafy liverworts

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