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Pallavicinia
Also called Plant
Pallavicinia is a genus of small, dark green liverworts (non-flowering plants) found across the globe, mostly in tropical to temperate regions. It grows in shady, damp places such as moist soil-covered rocks and stream banks.
Pallavicinia is a globally distributed genus in the liverwort family Pallaviciniaceae. Thallus is simple and contains a strong hair-like midrib. Thallus area except midrib made out of one layer of cells. Thallus is dark green in color and it is very small (3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in) in long and 4-5 mm broad). Margins are entirely or irregularly lobed. Most species are distributed in tropical, subtropical or temperate regions. It grows in shady and moist environments, such as moist soil-covered rocks and banks of fresh water streams. Female thallus lobes have cup-shaped fringed receptacles.
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