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'''''Conocephalum conicum''''', the snakeskin liverwort, is a liverwort species in the genus ''[[Conocephalum ]]''. |
'''''Conocephalum conicum''''', the snakeskin liverwort or Great Scented Liverwort, is a liverwort species in the genus ''[[Conocephalum ]]''. |
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A [[lunularic acid decarboxylase]] has been detected from ''C. conicum''.<ref>Lunularic acid decarboxylase from the liverwort Conocephalum conicum. Robert J. Pryce, Linda LintonPhytochemistry, November 1974, Volume 13, Issue 11, Pages 2497–2501, {{doi|10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86926-5}}</ref> |
A [[lunularic acid decarboxylase]] has been detected from ''C. conicum''.<ref>Lunularic acid decarboxylase from the liverwort Conocephalum conicum. Robert J. Pryce, Linda LintonPhytochemistry, November 1974, Volume 13, Issue 11, Pages 2497–2501, {{doi|10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86926-5}}</ref> |
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The larvae of the moth ''[[Epimartyria pardella]]'' feed on ''C. conicum''. |
The larvae of the moth ''[[Epimartyria pardella]]'' feed on ''C. conicum''. |
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==Description== |
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''Conocephalum conicum'' has very wide thalli which can form large mats. |
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===Thalli=== |
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The [[thalli]] can grow to 17mm wide, large for a liverwort. The thalli are very strong-smelling, with purplish margins; a dark green, leathery surface; flat and smooth. There is a conspicuous set of lines running along the thalli's surface. The air pores, which are found between the lines, are less conspicuous. |
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===Gender specifics=== |
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"Male plants have sessile, terminal cushions. Fruiting female plants bear terminal, stalked, conical receptacles with short descending lobes." <ref>British Bryological Society, ''Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland - a field guide''. Published by the British Bryological Society, 2010. Retrieved 13/04/2015.</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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| Conocephalum conicum – a thallose liverwort | |
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Conocephalum conicum, the snakeskin liverwort or Great Scented Liverwort, is a liverwort species in the genus Conocephalum .
A lunularic acid decarboxylase has been detected from C. conicum.[1]
The larvae of the moth Epimartyria pardella feed on C. conicum.
Description
Conocephalum conicum has very wide thalli which can form large mats.
Thalli
The thalli can grow to 17mm wide, large for a liverwort. The thalli are very strong-smelling, with purplish margins; a dark green, leathery surface; flat and smooth. There is a conspicuous set of lines running along the thalli's surface. The air pores, which are found between the lines, are less conspicuous.
Gender specifics
"Male plants have sessile, terminal cushions. Fruiting female plants bear terminal, stalked, conical receptacles with short descending lobes." [2]
See also
References
- ^ Lunularic acid decarboxylase from the liverwort Conocephalum conicum. Robert J. Pryce, Linda LintonPhytochemistry, November 1974, Volume 13, Issue 11, Pages 2497–2501, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86926-5
- ^ British Bryological Society, Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland - a field guide. Published by the British Bryological Society, 2010. Retrieved 13/04/2015.
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