| Pellia epiphylla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Pelliales |
| Family: | Pelliaceae |
| Genus: | Pellia |
| Species: | P. epiphylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Pellia epiphylla | |
Pellia epiphylla (sometimes known as overleaf pellia[1] or common pellia) is a species of thallose liverwort. It occurs in North America, Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia.[2] It grows in patches in damp, sheltered places on neutral or acidic substrates. It is common on the banks of rivers, streams and ditches and also grows in wet woodland, marshes and on wet rocks.[3]
- ^ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
- ^ Smith, A. J. E. (1989) The Liverworts of Britain and Ireland, Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Atherton, Ian; Sam Bosanquet & Mark Lawley, eds. (2010) Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland: a field guide, British Bryological Society.