Guide to Liverworts of Oregon: Metzgeria conjugata Lindb.
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Metzgeriaceae 1b hairs on margin only > Metzgeria 2a attenuate shoots lacking > Metzgeria conjugata
Synonym: None
Special Status: None
Recognition: Small ribbons with a midrib, forked hairs on the margin and lack of ascending, gemma bearing shoot tips characterize this species.
Distribution: On hardwood trunks of trees and shrubs, also on rocks, at low elevations in western Oregon.
Comments: Sometimes forms huge, furry patches on stream gorge walls.
Shoot from below, with male branches. Silver Falls, Coos Co., Oregon. DHW m1560a
Male branches (androecia). Silver Falls, Coos Co., Oregon. DHW
m1560a
Female branch with calyptra. Silver Falls, Coos Co., Oregon. DHW
m1560a