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Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort (Metzgeria furcata) is a small, flat, thallose liverwort, not a tree or shrub, that forms yellow-green mats on tree and shrub bark and occasionally on rocks. It is a non-flowering plant that is found in the wild and is not normally grown as a garden or houseplant.
Metzgeria furcata, the forked veilwort, is a frequent liverwort growing on the bark of a wide range of tree and shrub species and occasionally on rocks. It is a slim, translucent thallose liverwort that forms yellow-green mats of branches about 1mm wide.
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