Noteroclada confluens

Noteroclada confluens is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Noterocladaceae. It is characterised by grass-green shoots bearing rounded leaves and distinctive underground tubers that come in two geographical forms. The species is primarily found in Latin America, with two main centres of distribution: along the Andes Mountains from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and in the coastal mountains of southeastern Brazil, with additional disjunct populations on several South Atlantic islands. It typically grows in moist montane environments, forming dense mats along stream banks, lake edges and seeps. While its taxonomic history has been complex, particularly regarding confusion with the genus Fossombronia, modern studies recognise it as the sole species in its genus and place it in its own family within the order Pelliales, related to but distinct from Pellia.