Jungermanniales
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| Jungermanniales | |
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| A leafy liverwort, Scapania sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
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Jungermanniales is the largest order of liverworts. They are distinctive among the liverworts for having thin leaf-like flaps on either side of the stem. Most other liverworts are thalloid, with no evidence of leaves.
[edit] Families of Jungermanniales
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