Bazzania trilobata, the greater whipwort[2] or threelobed bazzania, is a species of liverwort in the Lepidoziaceae family. It grows in the northern hemisphere temperate zone.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Family: | Lepidoziaceae |
| Genus: | Bazzania |
| Species: | B. trilobata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bazzania tridentoides W.E. Nicholson | |
Anatomy
editLeafy liverworts have three rows of small leaves, two lateral in one plane and one ventral, differing from mosses which have small leaves that are usually in more than three rows around the stem.[3] The leaves of leafy liverworts are often dissected or lobed.[4] It is one of the largest leafy liverworts.
Subspecies
edit- Bazzania trilobata var. depauperata (K. Müller) Grolle
References
edit- ^ The Plant List: Bazzania trilobata
- ^ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
- ^ (Schofield 1992)
- ^ (Glime 1993)
External links
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