Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Barbilophozia barbata (Schmid. ex Schreb.) Loeske
Family: Anastrophyllaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Lophozia barbata (Schmidel ex Schreb.) Dumort.
Jungermannia barbata Schmidel ex. Schreb.
Barbilophozia barbata is a leafy liverwort with reduced or absent underleaves. The leaves are 2-5 lobed, with mature leaves being commonly 4 lobed. The oil bodies are visible under 400x magnification. The lobe tips are not mucronate. The mature stem is brownish. Barbilophozia barbata can be found either growing at upper elevation in pure mats or, perhaps more commonly, mixed with mosses such as Dicranum scoparium.
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Barbilophozia barbata (4x macro), photo Lori Skinner, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Trail 79 2.7 miles north of Emory Pass, March 6, 2011
Barbilophozia barbata, 40x photomicrograph of stem, photo Lori Skinner, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Trail 79 2.7 miles north of Emory Pass, March 6, 2011
Barbilophozia barbata, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Lori Skinner, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Trail 79 2.7 miles north of Emory Pass, March 6, 2011
Barbilophozia barbata, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Lori Skinner, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Trail 79 2.7 miles north of Emory Pass, March 6, 2011
Barbilophozia barbata, 400x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Lori Skinner, Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Trail 79 2.7 miles north of Emory Pass, March 6, 2011
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