Plagiochila

Plagiochila
Plagiochila asplenioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Lepidoziales
Family: Plagiochilaceae
Genus: Plagiochila
(Dumort.) Dumort., 1835 nom. cons.
Species

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Synonyms
  • Carpolepidium

Plagiochila is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in the order Jungermanniales. It is a member of the family Plagiochilaceae within that order. There may be anywhere from 500 to 1300 species, most of them from the tropics; the exact number is still under revision.