Geothallus tuberosus | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Marchantiopsida |
Order: | Sphaerocarpales |
Family: | Sphaerocarpaceae |
Genus: | Geothallus Campb.[1] |
Species: | G. tuberosus |
Binomial name | |
Geothallus tuberosus Campb.[1] |
Geothallus is a genus of liverwort in the Sphaerocarpaceae family. It includes only the single species Geothallus tuberosus, which is endemic to southern California. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]