Herbertus borealis
| Herbertus borealis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Family: | Herbertaceae |
| Genus: | Herbertus |
| Species: | H. borealis
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| Binomial name | |
| Herbertus borealis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Herbertus delavayi | |
Herbertus borealis is a species of liverwort in the family Herbertaceae known as northern prongwort.[2] It was described in 1970 by Alan Crundwell.[3] It is endemic to Scotland, where it is found only in the Beinn Eighe nature reserve, and lives in dwarf shrub heath alongside other large liverworts such as , and .[2] A closely related species, described in 2012 as and known as "Viking prongwort", is known from Shetland and Norway and was formerly confused with H. borealis.[3]
References[]
- ^ Hodgetts, N.; Lockhart, N.; Rothero, G. (2019). "Herbertus borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T39196A87795707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T39196A87795707.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c David Long (2010). "Herbertus borealis". In Ian Atherton; Sam Bosanquet; Mark Lawley (eds.). Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland: A Field Guide. British Bryological Society. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-9561310-1-0.
- ^ a b David Bell & David Long (2012). "European Herbertus and the 'Viking prongwort'" (PDF). . 106: 3–14.
External links[]
- "Prongwort discovery 'unique' to the Highlands". BBC News. March 13, 2012.
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