Wafer-lip liverwort, Porella platyphylla, is a leafy liverwort of the family Porellaceae with rounded leaf lobes and a flattened growth habit that closely hugs the bark or rock it grows on. It has a Holarctic distribution across Eurasia and North America, most abundant in northern and central Europe and Atlantic coastal regions, typically growing on tree bark and rock in forests that receive at least six hundred millimeters of rainfall a year.
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Source Porella platyphylla (Wikipedia)Distribution: EuropeQuote, Distribution: Europe
It is particularly abundant in northern and central Europe and along the Atlantic coast and islands, though it can also be found scattered throughout Mediterranean regions.
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Source Porella platyphylla (Wikipedia)Distribution: North AmericaQuote, Distribution: North America
It has a Holarctic distribution, occurring across Eurasia and North America, where it typically grows on tree bark and rocks in areas with adequate rainfall.
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Porella platyphylla is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Porellaceae. It has a Holarctic distribution, occurring across Eurasia and North America, where it typically grows on tree bark and rocks in areas with adequate rainfall.
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P. platyphylla is known for its ability to survive long periods of desiccation, being able to recover normal photosynthetic function within hours of rehydration.
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It has a Holarctic distribution, occurring across Eurasia and North America, where it typically grows on tree bark and rocks in areas with adequate rainfall.
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"canonicalName": "Porella platyphylla"
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