Porella
Porella is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in order Jungermanniales. It is a member of the family Porellaceae within that order. There are more than 100 species known, most of them from East Asia. The genus has a wide distribution in temperate areas, where it is commonly found growing attached to the bark of trees.
43 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Wall Scalewort
speciesPorella platyphylla
Tree Ruffle Liverwort
speciesPorella navicularis
Pinnate Scalewort
speciesPorella pinnata
Cliff Scalewort
speciesPorella cordaeana
Bitter Scalewort
speciesPorella arboris-vitae
Porella roellii
speciesPorella roellii
Porella canariensis
speciesPorella canariensis
Bolander's scalemoss
speciesPorella bolanderi
Porella obtusata
speciesPorella obtusata
Porella robusta
speciesPorella robusta
Porella amoena
speciesPorella amoena
Porella ulophylla
speciesPorella ulophylla
Porella pulcherrima
speciesPorella pulcherrima
Porella atroviridis
speciesPorella atroviridis
Porella elegantula
speciesPorella elegantula
Porella vernicosa
speciesPorella vernicosa
Porella crawfordii
speciesPorella crawfordii
Porella perrottetiana
speciesPorella perrottetiana
Porella grandiloba
speciesPorella grandiloba
Porella swartziana
speciesPorella swartziana
Porella acutifolia
speciesPorella acutifolia
Porella hoeana
speciesPorella hoeana
Porella baueri
speciesPorella baueri
Porella gracillima
speciesPorella gracillima
Porella japonica
speciesPorella japonica
Porella expansa
speciesPorella expansa
Porella neesiana
speciesPorella neesiana
Porella crispata
speciesPorella crispata
Porella leiboldii
speciesPorella leiboldii
Porella liebmanniana
speciesPorella liebmanniana
Porella maxonii
speciesPorella maxonii
Porella alpina
speciesPorella alpina
Porella mexicana
speciesPorella mexicana
Porella elongata
speciesPorella elongata
Porella abyssinica
speciesPorella abyssinica
Porella vallis-gratiae
speciesPorella vallis-gratiae
Porella inaequalis
speciesPorella inaequalis
Porella chinensis
speciesPorella chinensis
Porella partita
speciesPorella partita
Porella stangeri
speciesPorella stangeri
Porella latifolia
speciesPorella latifolia
Porella pacifica
speciesPorella pacifica
Porella wataugensis
speciesPorella wataugensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55250.