Asterella bolanderi

Asterella bolanderi
El Dorado County, California, 2024
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Marchantiopsida
Order:	Marchantiales
Family:	Aytoniaceae
Genus:	Asterella
Species:	A. bolanderi
Binomial name
Asterella bolanderi (Austin) Underw.
Synonyms
Asterella violacea

Asterella bolanderi is a liverwort in the family Aytoniaceae. It is found in the undergrowth of chaparral habitat and on shady banks. Commonly found within Northern California at elevations lower than 3000 feet, its distribution also ranges along the coast into Southern California. Other members of the Asterella genus include A. californica and A. palmeri . ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. NatureServe. "Asterella bolanderi". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
2. Whittemore, Alan (1982). "The Thallose Liverworts of California" (PDF). Thesis: 80 – via Humboldt State University.
3. "USDA". USDA. Retrieved 26 July 2020.