Petalophyllum ralfsii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: | Fossombroniales |
Family: | Petalophyllaceae |
Genus: | Petalophyllum |
Species: | P. ralfsii
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Binomial name | |
Petalophyllum ralfsii |
Petalophyllum ralfsii, the petalwort,[1] is a liverwort of the order Fossombroniales.[2] It is a small green bryophyte that occurs in the Mediterranean region as far east as Turkey, and along the Atlantic coast of Europe as far as northwest Scotland.[3] It grows primarily on moist sand dunes.[4]