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common pellia
Pellia epiphylla
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Ring PelliaPellia neesiana
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
SnakewortConocephalum salebrosum
Endive PelliaApopellia endiviifolia
greasewortAneura pinguis
Dumortier's LiverwortDumortiera hirsuta
Crescent-cup liverwortLunularia cruciata
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 31,851 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 29,353 |
| Canada | 771 |
| Ontario | 301 |
| New York | 291 |
| Quebec | 254 |
| North Carolina | 217 |
| United Kingdom | 213 |
| Kentucky | 183 |
| England | 181 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Liverwort growth formListed by a harvested source as belonging to the liverwort plant group.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | liverworts · Marchantiophyta |
| Class | leafy and simple thalloid liverworts · Jungermanniopsida |
| Order | pellias and allies · Pelliales |
| Family | Pellia and allies · Pelliaceae |
| Genus | Pellia · Pellia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise common pellia with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.