Liverwort  (Cephaloziella massalongi)

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Range

In Great Britain this liverwort is known only from the south-west of England and north Wales, and is locally abundant at a number of sites in Cornwall and Devon (3). Elsewhere it has a wide distribution, occurring in north-western Europe, where it is classified as rare, and in the southern Appalachian Mountains in the USA (3).

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

Habitat

Typically grows around copper mines or other copper-enriched habitats in damp acidic soil, on walls, rocks, and mine-spoil (3).

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