Plagiochila virginica euryphylla R.M.Schust. (1960:21)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
The taxonomic validity of this subspecies is not fully resolved:
"Differing from the more common var. virginica only in lacking teeth along the margins of the leaves. Var. virginica occurs at the discovery site of var. euryphylla... It is possible this variety arose as a sporadic form of P. virginica var. virginica and that it no longer grows at the type location."
(NatureServe, 2026)
Conservation Status
Missing (NatureServe, 2026) or Invalid (synonym of P. virginica virginica)
Last (and only) record: 1949 (NatureServe, 2026)
Distribution & Habitat
Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Schuster, R. M. (1960). A monograph of the nearctic Plagiochilaceae. Part. III. Sectio Contiguae to conclusion. American Midland Naturalist 63(1): 1-130.
Other references:
Hicks, M. L. and Amoroso, J. L. (1996). Broyphyte status survey: Plagiochila virginica var. euryphylla Schuster. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program and Endangered Species Field Office, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Asheville, North Carolina. Revised 1997. 4 pp. and addenda.
NatureServe. (2026). Plagiochila virginica var. euryphylla. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available at: https://explorer.natureserve.org/ [Accessed on 15 September 2026]
Söderström, Lars et al. (2016). World checklist of hornworts and liverworts. PhytoKeys 59: 1-828. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.59.6261
Stotler, Raymond E. and Crandall-Stotler, Barbara. (1977). A checklist of liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428. https://doi.org/10.2307/3242017
Stotler, Raymond E. and Crandall-Stotler, Barbara. (2017). A synopsis of the liverwort flora of North America north of Mexico. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 102(4): 574-709. https://doi.org/10.3417/2016027
Wichmann, Brenda L. (compiler). (2021). Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina 2021. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Natural Heritage Program.
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127561/Plagiochila_virginica_var_euryphylla
https://vanishingflora.proboards.com/thread/1887/plagiochila-virginica-var-euryphylla