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Trichocolea tomentella
Also called Woollywort, Woolly Liverwort
Trichocolea tomentella is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Trichocoleaceae. It forms loose, pale green to yellowish-white mats and is characterised by its highly divided leaves that give it a feathery or fuzzy appearance. The species has a wide distribution across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in oceanic and suboceanic areas, occurring in Europe, Asia, North Africa, and eastern North America. It typically grows in moist, shaded locations, especially near springs and streams in deciduous and coniferous forests. While capable of sexual reproduction, with male and female structures on separate plants, it reproduces predominantly through vegetative means via branching and fragmentation. The species shows considerable morphological variation between populations but maintains stable taxonomic characteristics in its cell structure.
Trichocolea tomentella has a wide distribution across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in oceanic and suboceanic areas. Its range extends from northern Portugal and Spain northwards to southern Norway, Sweden and Finland, and from Ireland and Great Britain eastward to western Russia. The species is also found in Asia, North Africa and eastern North America.
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