Asterella Explained

Asterella is a liverwort genus in the family Aytoniaceae.^[1] Asterella species are commonly known as starworts.^[2]

Species

A partial list of species includes:

• Asterella australis (Hook.f. & Taylor) Verd. ex G.A.M.Scott & J.A.Bradshaw
• Asterella bolanderi, the Bolander's asterella
• Asterella californica, the California asterella
• Asterella conocephala (Steph.) R.M.Schust.
• Asterella dioica (Steph.) H.A.Mill.
• Asterella drummondii (Hook.f. & Taylor) R.M.Schust. ex D.G.Long
• Asterella elegans, the elegant asterella
• Asterella gracilis, the graceful asterella
• Asterella lindenbergiana, the Lindenberg's asterella
• Asterella muelleri (Gottsche ex Steph.) R.M.Schust.
• Asterella palmeri, the Palmer's asterella
• Asterella saccata
• Asterella setisquama (Steph.) R.M.Schust.
• Asterella subplana (Steph.) R.M.Schust.
• Asterella tasmanica (Steph.) R.M.Schust.
• Asterella tenella (L.) P.Beauv.
• Asterella tenera (Mitt.) R.M.Schust.
• Asterella tenerrima (Steph.) H.A.Mill.
• Asterella whiteleggeana (Steph.) R.M.Schust.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asterella — The Plant List. 1 July 2021. www.theplantlist.org.
2. Web site: Starworts (Genus Asterella) . 9 March 2024 . iNaturalist . en.