Status: Native
Synonyms:
Blepharostoma trichophyllum (L.) Dumort. ssp. brevirete (Bryhn & Kaal.) R.M. Schust.
Blepharostoma trichophyllum (L.) Dumort. ssp. trichophyllum
Blepharostoma trichophyllum is a very small liverwort that often grows intermixed with other bryophytes. The leaves are transversely inserted, deeply divided into four lobes that are uniseriate (hairlike). Underleaves are similar to the leaves but slightly smaller. Rhizoids are few. B. trichophyllum grows on bark or rock at higher elevation in a moist habitat. Please click on an image for a larger file.
Blepharostoma trichophyllum (40x photomicrograph of stem), photo Karen Blisard, Russ Kleinman & Kelly Allred, Carson National Forest, Taos Ski Valley, top of Twining/Kachina road, on bark, July 22, 2014
Blepharostoma trichophyllum, 100x photomicrograph of stem, photo Karen Blisard, Russ Kleinman & Kelly Allred, Carson National Forest, Taos Ski Valley, top of Twining/Kachina road, on bark, July 22, 2014
Blepharostoma trichophyllum, 200x photomicrograph of stem, photo Karen Blisard, Russ Kleinman & Kelly Allred, Carson National Forest, Taos Ski Valley, top of Twining/Kachina road, on bark, July 22, 2014
Blepharostoma trichophyllum, 400x photomicrograph of stem, photo Karen Blisard, Russ Kleinman & Kelly Allred, Carson National Forest, Taos Ski Valley, top of Twining/Kachina road, on bark, July 22, 2014
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