![]() NPS/ John Brinda Habitat: chaparral, oak woodlands and desert canyons Distinctive Characters: thalloid growth form, elevated carpocephala with large longitudinally slit pseudoperianth Similar Species: The only other thalloid liverwort found on the monument was Targionia which is easily separated by the large 2-valved apical involucres that are usually present. Other similar species in the genera Mannia and Reboulia are usually separated by the appendages of the ventral scales. ![]() NPS/ John Brinda ![]() NPS/ John Brinda |
Last updated: January 15, 2020