Status: Native
Synonyms:
Jungermannia lunulifolia Dumort.
Fuscocephaloziopsis lunulifolia is a very small liverwort occurring in small patches with
sparingly branched stems. The stem has a hyalodermis. The leaves are succubus and circular in outline.
They are bilobed and look a bit like a thumb and index finger making the "OK" sign. There are no underleaves
or oil bodies. Angled minute gemmae are produced at the shoot tips. F. lunulifolia can be found on
soil, rocks or logs.
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Fuscocephaloziopsis lunulifolia, collection by Karen Blisard & Russ Kleinman, California, Santa Cruz County, Big Basin State Park, near park HQ on soil in coastal Redwood forest, March 29, 2014; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, January 13, 2023
Fuscocephaloziopsis lunulifolia, macro of stem, collection by Karen Blisard & Russ Kleinman, California, Santa Cruz County, Big Basin State Park, near park HQ on soil in coastal Redwood forest, March 29, 2014; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, January 13, 2023
Fuscocephaloziopsis lunulifolia, photomicrograph of stem, collection by Karen Blisard & Russ Kleinman, California, Santa Cruz County, Big Basin State Park, near park HQ on soil in coastal Redwood forest, March 29, 2014; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, January 13, 2023
Fuscocephaloziopsis lunulifolia, photomicrograph of leaf, collection by Karen Blisard & Russ Kleinman, California, Santa Cruz County, Big Basin State Park, near park HQ on soil in coastal Redwood forest, March 29, 2014; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, January 13, 2023
Fuscocephaloziopsis lunulifolia, photomicrograph of leaf, collection by Karen Blisard & Russ Kleinman, California, Santa Cruz County, Big Basin State Park, near park HQ on soil in coastal Redwood forest, March 29, 2014; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, January 13, 2023
Fuscocephaloziopsis lunulifolia, photomicrograph of gemmae produced at tip of shoot, collection by Karen Blisard & Russ Kleinman, California, Santa Cruz County, Big Basin State Park, near park HQ on soil in coastal Redwood forest, March 29, 2014; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, January 13, 2023
Fuscocephaloziopsis lunulifolia, photomicrograph of gemmae produced at tip of shoot, collection by Karen Blisard & Russ Kleinman, California, Santa Cruz County, Big Basin State Park, near park HQ on soil in coastal Redwood forest, March 29, 2014; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, January 13, 2023
Fuscocephaloziopsis lunulifolia, photomicrograph of gemmae produced at tip of shoot, collection by Karen Blisard & Russ Kleinman, California, Santa Cruz County, Big Basin State Park, near park HQ on soil in coastal Redwood forest, March 29, 2014; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, January 13, 2023
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