Scapania bolanderi
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Scapania bolanderi: One of the more common leafy liverworts found on trunks of conifers, down logs and on mounded humus rich soil. The leaves have a smaller upper (surface) leaf lobe and a larger lower lobe, both with toothed margins.
Local Notes
References
Weblinks
- PacNW Herbaria Records for Scapania bolanderi
- Search Arctos Database for Scapania bolanderi (Southeast only)
- Search Arctos Database for Scapania bolanderi (entire database)
- Encyclopedia of Life search for Scapania bolanderi
- iNaturalist Observations for Scapania bolanderi in Southeast Alaska
Other References
Southeastern Alaska Distribution: Throughout.
Habitat: Common and abundant on stumps, decaying logs and on the bark of living trees. From sea level to the subalpine. In highly insolated sites as well as in shaded forests.
Comments: This is one of the most common and frequently collected bryophytes in southeastern Alaska.
Related Files
Worley's map of Scapania bolanderi collections