Guide to Liverworts of Oregon: Cephalozia leucantha Spruce
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Cephalozia 1a sinus >0.5 of leaf > Cephalozia 2a cells at lobe base <25μ wide > Cephalozia 3b leaves not wider than stem > Cephalozia 4a lobes 4-5 cells wide > C. leucantha
Synonym: Fuscocephaloziopsis leucantha (Spruce) Vaňa & L. Sõderstr.
Special Status: None.
Recognition: A tiny cephalozia with remote leaves barely wider than the stems, bilobed to just .5 or .6, and small leaf cells averaging less than 25 μm wide.
Distribution: Grows mainly on wet logs or packed organic material. Reported from Washington but not from Oregon.
Comments: A very small liverwort easily overlooked. Sotler and Crandall-Stotler (2017) place this species in Fuscocephaloziopsis, a genus that their concept includes most of the traditional Family Cephaloziaceae.
Queen Charlotte Is., British Columbia. WB Schofield 33896.