Dilated scalewort, Frullania dilatata, is a small leafy liverwort of the family Frullaniaceae that grows as a thin, closely appressed mat on tree bark, its tiny overlapping leaves each bearing a small pouch-like lobe characteristic of the genus. It is widespread across Europe, including Ireland, Germany and the United Kingdom, typically found epiphytically on the trunks and branches of a range of tree species.
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Source Wikidata: Dilated Scalewort
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Frullania dilatata
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
GBIF Species API
Wikidata: Dilated Scalewort
- Wikidata Q906525, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Marchantiophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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