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Petalophyllum preissii, the lettuce liverwort, is a small rosette-forming liverwort, the type species of the Petalophyllaceae family, found on moist sandy ground in Australia and New Zealand. It is a threatened wild species and is not grown as a garden or houseplant.
Petalophyllum preissii, the lettuce liverwort, is a species of liverwort that is the type species of the family Petalophyllaceae. It is found in Australia and New Zealand, and is at risk of extinction in both countries.
Lettuce liverwort is one of only a few hornwort and liverwort species in New Zealand that have been comprehensively surveyed. In 2014, it was assessed as having fewer than 250 individuals in the country. The following year, only 36 plants were found in one population near the town of Kaikōura. As such, the species is at a high risk of becoming extinct in New Zealand, and was assessed as Nationally Critical in the New Zealand Threat Classification System in 2014 and 2020 due to the extremely low surviving population in the country.
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