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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Asterella bolanderi being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Asterella drummondii
- Mannia gracilis
- Calasterella californica
- Asterella tenella
- Mannia androgyna
- Mannia triandra
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Marchantiophyta
- Class
- Marchantiopsida
- Order
- Marchantiales
- Family
- Aytoniaceae
- Genus
- Asterella
- Species
- Asterella bolanderi
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