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Key Facts About Forked veilwort

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Attributes of Forked veilwort

Lifespan

Perennial

Plant Type

Moss

Leaf type

Evergreen

Scientific Classification of Forked veilwort

Phylum

Hepatics

Class

Leafy liverworts

Order

Simple thalloid liverworts

Family

Metzgeriaceae

Genus

Metzgeria

Species

Forked veilwort

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Forked veilwort

Metzgeria furcata

Forked veilwort (Metzgeria furcata) is a liverwort that is typically found growing on trees or sometimes rocks in greenish-yellow blotches with a rough, bark-like texture. The specific Latin name furcata means forked, in reference to its leaf-like thalli.

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