Metzgeria furcata (L.) Corda, 1829

Common names

🇬🇧 Forked Veilwort

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Setaphytes
Clade: Marchantiophytes
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Subclass: Metzgeriidae
Order: Metzgeriales
Family: Metzgeriaceae
Genus: Metzgeria
Species: Metzgeria furcata

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

M. furcata var. furcata (L.) Corda, 1829, P;
M. furcata var. pacifica Brinkm., 1931.

Found on trees in woodland, in shady and moist places.

Photographs

img/metzgeria-furcata.webp — Metzgeria furcata

img/metzgeria-furcata-2.webp — Metzgeria furcata

img/metzgeria-furcata-3.webp — Metzgeria furcata - Thallus

img/metzgeria-furcata-4.webp — Metzgeria furcata - Midrib

img/metzgeria-furcata-5.webp — Metzgeria furcata - Thallus tip

img/metzgeria-furcata-6.webp — Metzgeria furcata - Rhizoids

img/metzgeria-furcata-7.webp — Metzgeria furcata - Rhizoids

Sources

Atherton, I., Bosanquet, S., & Lawley, M. (2010). Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland: a field guide (p. 246). British Bryological Society.
Sabovljevic, M. (2019). Metzgeria furcata (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2019. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/87538918/87781385