Porella
Porella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: | Jungermanniales |
Family: | Porellaceae |
Genus: | Porella L., 1753 |
Species | |
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Porella is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in order Jungermanniales. It is a member of the family Porellaceae within that order. There are more than 100 species known, most of them from East Asia. The genus has a wide distribution in temperate areas, where it is commonly found growing attached to the bark of trees.
Species in Porella
- Porella arboris-vitae
- Porella cordeana
- Porella platyphylla
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