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White Earwort

Diplophyllum albicans

White Earwort is a small, leafy plant that grows in damp, shady places. Its unique shape and soft leaves make it special and fun to discover in nature!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The White Earwort is a tiny, mat-forming liverwort with flattened, greenish-brown stems and distinct pale or whitish tips on its overlapping, ear-like lobes. It often creates a carpet-like covering on damp surfaces, appearing like a miniature, intricate fern.

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White Earwort
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White Earwort

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Instead of seeds, White Earwort reproduces using tiny, dust-like spores.

It's an ancient plant relative, around for millions of years!

Look closely, and you might see tiny water droplets clinging to its leaves!

This plant helps create micro-habitats for even smaller creatures.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Moisture Magnet

White Earwort can absorb water directly through its body, like a sponge, helping it thrive in very damp places.

Fähigkeit

Tiny Clones

White Earwort has special small cells called gemmae that can break off and grow into new plants, making tiny clones.

Fähigkeit

Surface Seeker

White Earwort can cling and grow on rough surfaces like rocks and tree bark, finding a home where other plants can't.

Maße und Details

Höhe
0.5-3 cm
Ausbreitung
1-10 cm
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

shelters

Stairstep Moss

Hylocomium splendens

Often grows alongside, sharing damp micro-habitats.

depends on

Western Hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla

Relies on its canopy for shade and humidity.

eaten by

Garden Snail

Helix aspersa

Snails and slugs sometimes graze on its tissues.

depends on

Sitka Spruce

Picea sitchensis

Its shade helps maintain the moist conditions needed.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch plants unless you know they are safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von White Earwort?

0.5-3 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von White Earwort?

1-10 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von White Earwort?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von White Earwort?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von White Earwort?

Mehrjährig

Wo findet man White Earwort normalerweise?

Forests

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