Lepidozia

Lepidozia
Lepidozia reptans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Lepidoziales
Family: Lepidoziaceae
Genus: Lepidozia
(Dumort.) Dumort.
Synonyms
List
  • Lepidoziopsis E.A. Hodgs.
  • Mastigophora Nees
  • Pleuroschisma sect. Lepidozia Dumort.
  • Sprucella Steph.

Lepidozia is a genus of liverwort in the family Lepidoziaceae. It was first proposed by Dumortier in 1835.

Lepidozia is encompassed within the informal group: leafy II. It has pinnate branching, incubous leaf insertion, as well as leaves and underleaves that are 3-4 lobed and divided <0.5 of their length.