Species: Bazzania ambigua
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Hepatophyta
Class
Jungermanniopsida
Order
Jungermanniales
Family
Lepidoziaceae
Genus
Bazzania
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Non-Vascular - Liverworts
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Hepatophyta - Jungermanniopsida - Jungermanniales - Lepidoziaceae - Bazzania
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Plants grow in dense tufts or scattered among mosses, sometimes without leaves, light yellowish green to somewhat brownish. The leafy shoots are 1-2mm wide, stems are 1.5 -2.5cm long, prostrate to suberect, branched (Frye, 1937).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-12-15
Global Status Last Changed
2000-01-21
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Endemic to western North America, known from Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, Washington (Hong 1988). Also Alberta.