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Snakewort

Conocephalum salebrosum

Field notes

Conocephalum salebrosum, commonly known as snakewort, is a species of liverwort, a non-vascular land plant, with a broad, holarctic distribution. It is also known as snakeskin liverwort, cat-tongue liverwort, mushroom-headed liverwort, and great scented liverwort.

Species of Conocephalum are arranged into the Conocephalum conicum complex, which includes several cryptic species.

C. salebrosum grows in shaded to part-shade habitats in wet or moist conditions, often on rock surfaces or thin soil.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided