Porella platyphylla (L.) Pfeiff.
(Wall Scalewort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPorella platyphylla (Wall Scalewort)
GenusPorella (Bot.) (a genus of scaleworts)
FamilyPORELLACEAE (a family of scaleworts)
OrderPORELLALES (scaleworts, pounceworts and hollyworts)
ClassJUNGERMANNIOPSIDA (leafy liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Porella platyphylla (Wall Scalewort) :
1: Porella platyphylla (Wall Scalewort)
28 Apr 2000 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on N face of wall
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: Close-up (2)Image 3: In situImage 4: In situ (2)Image 5: Shoot tip - close-upImage 6: Thallus tip - top surface - close-upImage 7: Thallus tip - undersurface - close-upImage 8: Thallus tip - undersurface - close-up (2)Image 9: Thallus tip - undersurface - close-up (3)Image 10: Thallus tip - undersurface - close-up (4)Image 11: Thallus - top surface - close-upImage 12: Leaf cellsImage 13: Leaf cells (2)Image 14: Leaf margin cells
2: Porella platyphylla (Wall Scalewort)
26 Jan 1975 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on living horizontal Ash trunk
Image 1: In situ - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Shoot - underside - enlarged
3: Porella platyphylla (Wall Scalewort)
23 Dec 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
at base of tree
Image 1: In situ - close-up - enlarged
4: Porella platyphylla (Wall Scalewort)
12 Apr 1970 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on wall
Image 1: In situ
5: Porella platyphylla (Wall Scalewort)
25 Mar 1970 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Leaf cells

Porella platyphylla (Wall Scalewort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Porella platyphylla (Wall Scalewort)
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