Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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Colura (Lejeuneaceae)  
       
Colura is a highly distinctive genus of leafy liverworts of which two species occurs in Tasmania.

Colura spp. are typically epiphyllous (grows on the leaves of other plants, even larger bryophytes) or epiphytic.

The leaves of Colura spp. are distinctively inflated - a feature that sufficiently distinguishes them from all other Lejeuneaceae. Microscopically, the cells have high papillae.

 
 
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