Porella platyphylla

Wall scalewort

Porella platyphylla, Wall Scalewort, is a leafy liverwort. Liverworts are simple plants, grouped with mosses in the bryophyta. They require damp conditions. The Wall Scalewort grows in dense mats on calcarous rocks.

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Porella platyphylla

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Porella & Hedera

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Porella platyphylla

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Porella shoot

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Porella leaves

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Habitat

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Photograph detail

Slide 1: Porella platyphylla, Wall Scalewort, growing on drystone wall. Well Lane, Redmire. March.

Slide 2: Porella platyphylla, Wall Scalewort, growing on drystone wall with Ivy, Hedera helix. March.

Slide 3: Porella platyphylla, Wall Scalewort. March.

Slide 4: Porella platyphylla, Wall Scalewort. Shoot viewed from underside, showing the two types of leaf lobes. March.

Slide 5: Porella platyphylla, Wall Scalewort. Shoot viewed from underside, showing the two types of leaf lobes. March.

Slide 6: Porella platyphylla, Wall Scalewort. Showing habitat, a drystone wall on Well Lane, Redmire. March.