Lunularia cruciata

Thalloid liverwort of shady locales and greenhouses. Has crescent shaped gemmae cups full of propagules! It's native range is not clear, but it has spread widely throughout the world, probably as an inadvertant side effect of the movement of potted plants.

Mentioned in Solidago

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
crescent-cup liverwort
Type: 
Non-Native
Bryophytes - Liverworts, Moss, Hornworts
Native Region: 
Europe
Moisture: 
Moist
Light: 
Part Sun
Part Shade
Shade
"green" in winter

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