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Plagiochila
Genus of liverworts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plagiochila is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in the order Jungermanniales.[1] It is a member of the family Plagiochilaceae within that order. There may be anywhere from 500 to 1300 species, most of them from the tropics; the exact number is still under revision. The genus also has a wide distribution in temperate and arctic areas.
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Plagiochila asplenioides | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: | Jungermanniales |
Family: | Plagiochilaceae |
Genus: | Plagiochila (Dumort.) Dumort., 1835 nom. cons. |
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