Calflora Taxon Report
Lunularia cruciata  (L.) Dumort. ex Lindb.
Crescent-cup liverwort
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Lunularia cruciata is a liverwort that is not native to California.
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[Wikipedia] Monotypic Genus, Etymology: Lunularia is a genus of liverworts whose only species is Lunularia cruciata, the crescent-cup liverwort.[1] Lunularia is either the only genus in the order Lunulariales,[2] or may be placed in the order Marchantiales.[3][4][5] The name, from Latin luna, moon, refers to the moon-shaped gemma cups. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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