Grove Earwort - Scapania nemorea

Description

This species has shoots that are 1.5 to 5.5 mm wide and can reach several centimetres in length. The leaves vary between 1 mm and just over 2 mm long. Dense clusters of brown gemmae are usually visible on the tips of the leaf lobes. Both leaf lobes are rounded in shape, and edged with long, marginal teeth. The leaf margins run down onto the stem.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Prefers humid but not excessively wet habitats such as the tops of moss covered sandstone boulders in woodland or more exposed locations, decaying logs with other liverworts, or heathland peat.

When to see it

All year.

UK Status

Common.

VC55 Status

Scarce.

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Species profile

Common names
Grove Earwort
Species group:
Mosses & Liverworts
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Jungermanniales
Family:
Scapaniaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
21/05/2010 (Woodward, Steve)
Last record:
21/05/2010 (Woodward, Steve)

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