Conocephalum conicum
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| Conocephalum conicum – a thallose liverwort | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Marchantiopsida |
| Order: | Marchantiales |
| Family: | Conocephalaceae |
| Genus: | Conocephalum |
| Species: | C. conicum |
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Conocephalum conicum (L.) Dum. |
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Conocephalum conicum, the great scented liverwort,common mushroom-headed liverwort or snakeskin liverwort, is a liverwort species in the genus Conocephalum .
A lunularic acid decarboxylase has been detected from C. conicum.
The larvae of the moth Epimartyria pardella feed on C. conicum.
Conocephalum conicum has very wide thalli which can form large mats.
The thalli can grow to 17mm wide, large for a liverwort. The thalli are very strong-smelling, with purplish margins; a dark green, leathery surface; flat and smooth. There is a set of lines running along the thalli's surface. The air pores, which are found between the lines, are more conspicuous.
Male plants bear unstalked, terminal cushions. Female plants have terminal conical receptacles on stalks, which are shortly lobed.
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