Conocephalum salebrosum

Conocephalum salebrosum, commonly known as snakewort, is a species of liverwort, a non-vascular land plant, with a broad, holarctic distribution.[1] It is also known as snakeskin liverwort, cat-tongue liverwort, mushroom-headed liverwort, and great scented liverwort.[2]

Conocephalum salebrosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Marchantiopsida
Order: Marchantiales
Family: Conocephalaceae
Genus: Conocephalum
Species:
C. salebrosum
Binomial name
Conocephalum salebrosum
Szweyk., Buczkowska & Odrzykoski

Snakewort grows in shaded to part-shade habitats in wet or moist conditions, often on rock surfaces or thin soil.[2]

References

  1. "Name - !Conocephalum salebrosum Szweyk., Buczk. & Odrzyk". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. Hilty, John. "Snakeskin Liverwort (Conocephalum salebrosum)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info. Retrieved 16 May 2020.



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