Conocephalum salebrosum

Conocephalum salebrosum, commonly known as snakewort, is a species of liverwort, a non-vascular land plant, with a broad, holarctic distribution.[1] It is also known as snakeskin liverwort, cat-tongue liverwort, mushroom-headed liverwort, and great scented liverwort.[2]

Conocephalum salebrosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Marchantiopsida
Order: Marchantiales
Family: Conocephalaceae
Genus: Conocephalum
Species:
C. salebrosum
Binomial name
Conocephalum salebrosum
Szweyk., Buczkowska & Odrzykoski

Species of Conocephalum are arranged into the Conocephalum conicum complex, which includes several cryptic species.[3]

C. salebrosum grows in shaded to part-shade habitats in wet or moist conditions, often on rock surfaces or thin soil.[2]

Distribution and habitat

C. salebrosum is commonly found throughout North America[4][5] and occurs in moist, shaded and calcareous habitats. In contrast to Conocephalum conicum, C. salebrosum is more tolerant to desiccation and can grow in areas with less shade. [6]

References
  1. "Name - !Conocephalum salebrosum Szweyk., Buczk. & Odrzyk". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. Hilty, John. "Snakeskin Liverwort (Conocephalum salebrosum)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. Szweykowski, J.; Buczkowska, K.; Odrzykoski, I. J. (2005-06-01). "Conocephalum salebrosum (Marchantiopsida, Conocephalaceae) – a new Holarctic liverwort species". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 253 (1): 133–158. doi:10.1007/s00606-005-0301-0. ISSN 1615-6110.
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  5. Stotler, Raymond E.; Crandall-Stotler, Barbara (2017-12-29). "A Synopsis of the Liverwort Flora of North America North of Mexico". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 102 (4): 574–709. doi:10.3417/2016027. ISSN 0026-6493.
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