Guide to Liverworts of Oregon: Geocalyx graveolens (Schrad.) Nees

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1b plants leafy > 3b leaves not divided, not ciliate > 6a oil bodies 2+ or unknown > 7b no small dorsal lobe > 10a succubous > 11a anisophyllous > 12b leaves lobed > 37b if rhizoids red, stems red > 38a shoots wider than 1 mm > 39a underleaves conspicuous > 40a underleaves bifid > 41a underleaves entire, straight > Geocalyx graveolens


Synonym: None.

Special Status: None.

Recognition: Pale, ghostly yellow green shoots with stubby bilobed leaves. Underleaves are prominent, bilobed, with parallel sides. Oil bodies distinctly brown, finely botryoidal or granulose.

Distribution: On rotting wood or strongly organic substrate; widespread at lower elevations in western Oregon.

Comments: The pale color of these plants on a rotting log makes it stand out from other bryophytes.


Geocalyx graveolens - Lane County, Oregon, DHW m1850.



Geocalyx graveolens - Lane County, Oregon, DHW m1850.



Geocalyx graveolens - Lane County, Oregon, DHW m1850.



Geocalyx graveolens - Lane County, Oregon, DHW m1850.



Geocalyx graveolens - Lane County, Oregon, DHW m1850.



Geocalyx graveolens - Lane County, Oregon, DHW m1850.



Geocalyx graveolens - Multnomah County, Oregon, DHW m2389b (ex Kellman 5838).



Geocalyx graveolens - Multnomah County, Oregon, DHW m2389b (ex Kellman 5838).



Geocalyx graveolens - Multnomah County, Oregon, DHW m2389b (ex Kellman 5838).



Geocalyx graveolens - Multnomah County, Oregon, DHW m2389b (ex Kellman 5838).



Geocalyx graveolens - Multnomah County, Oregon, DHW m2389b (ex Kellman 5838).



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