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Great Scented Liverwort

Mosses and Liverworts

Conocephalum conicum, also known as the great scented liverwort or snakeskin liverwort, is a liverwort species in the genus Conocephalum. It is part of the Conocephalum conicum species complex, which includes several cryptic species not readily distinguished by appearance alone. Its name refers to the cone-shaped archegoniophore, the stalked structure that bears its spore capsules.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
The great scented liverwort has a strong smelling thallus with purplish margins, a dark green leathery surface, and a flat, smooth texture. 1
Scientific Name
Conocephalum conicum (L.) Dum. 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Great Scented Liverwort
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, 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: Conocephalum conicum
  • Taxobox
    Conocephalum conicum (L.) Dum.
  • Morphology, Thalli
    The thalli are very strong-smelling, with purplish margins; a dark green, leathery surface; flat and smooth.
  • liverwort species
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 295431
    Conocephalum conicum, also known as the great scented liverwort or snakeskin liverwort, is a liverwort species in the genus Conocephalum.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ476335, descriptionView the Source
Wikidata: Great Scented Liverwort
  • Wikidata Q476335, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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