Atlantic lejeunea  (Lejeunea mandonii)

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Range

This species is endemic to Europe, being found only in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, the Canary Islands and Madeira. Its distribution in the UK is limited to the Atlantic coastal regions and before 1970, it had been recorded from six sites, three in Cornwall and three in Scotland. However, in recent years, it has only been found at two of its Cornish sites, and its current status in Scotland is uncertain.

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

This liverwort has been found growing on other species of liverwort and moss, as well as on rocks and elderly ash, elm or oak tree trunks.

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