Jungermanniales Temporal range: Upper Permian to recent |
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A leafy liverwort, Scapania sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: |
Jungermanniales H. Klinggr, 1858 |
Families | |
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See text.
Jungermanniales is the largest order of liverworts. They are distinctive among the liverworts for having thin leaf-like flaps on either side of the stem. Most other liverworts are thalloid, with no leaves.
An updated classification by Söderström et al. 2016