Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Frullania riparia is characterized by a cordate insertion of the dorsal (larger) leaf lobe to the stem. The smaller lobule is variable and can be explanate (flat) to inflated. The underleaf is large and wider than it is tall. ID of this liverwort by Dr. Paul Davison, University of North Alabama in Florence.
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Frullania riparia, 40x photomicrograph, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, October 4, 2011
Frullania riparia, 40x photomicrograph, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, October 4, 2011
Frullania riparia, 100x photomicrograph, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, October 4, 2011
Frullania riparia, 200x photomicrograph of branch, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, October 4, 2011
Frullania riparia, 400x photomicrograph of branch, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, October 4, 2011
Frullania eboracensis, 400x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, October 4, 2011
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