Greater featherwort, Plagiochila asplenioides, is a robust leafy liverwort of the family Plagiochilaceae that forms large, conspicuous, rounded tufts in woodland, on hedgebanks and in ravines, occasionally also appearing in species-rich grassland. It is widespread across Europe, with populations recorded from Britain through Belgium and the Netherlands, and its bulky growth habit, with separate male and female plants, makes it one of the more readily recognized larger liverworts of shaded, humid ground.
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Scientific NamePlagiochila asplenioides 3 In the Other Atlases
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"locality": "Southern Asia", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
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"locality": "North America", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
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"locality": "South America", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
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1. Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
View the Source 2. GBIF: Plagiochila asplenioides
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description: terrestrial
View the Source 3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Plagiochila asplenioides
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon recordQuote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Plagiochila asplenioides"
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