Plagiochila asplenioides (L.) Dumort.
(Greater Featherwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlagiochila asplenioides (Greater Featherwort)
GenusPlagiochila (featherworts)
FamilyPLAGIOCHILACEAE (featherworts)
OrderJUNGERMANNIALES (leafy liverworts)
ClassJUNGERMANNIOPSIDA (leafy liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Plagiochila asplenioides (Greater Featherwort) :
1: Plagiochila asplenioides (Greater Featherwort)
10 Feb 2002 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on side of ditch in woodland
Image 1: GametophyteImage 2: Gametophyte (2)Image 3: Gametophyte among mossesImage 4: Gametophyte - close-upImage 5: Gametophyte - close-up (2)Image 6: Gametophyte - close-up (3)Image 7: Gametophyte - in situImage 8: Gametophyte - undersideImage 9: Gametophyte - shootsImage 10: Gametophyte - shoots (2)Image 11: Gametophyte - shoot tipImage 12: Leaf borderImage 13: Leaf cellsImage 14: Leaf cells - focussed on ?starch grainsImage 15: Leaf cells - focussed on chloroplasts

Plagiochila asplenioides (Greater Featherwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Plagiochila asplenioides (Greater Featherwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Plagiochila asplenioides (Greater Featherwort)
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