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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Jungermanniaceae
Genus: Anastrepta
Species: A. orcadensis
Binomial name
Anastrepta orcadensis
(Hook.) Schiffn.[1][2]

Anastrepta orcadensis also known as Orkney Notchwort is a liverwort found in the United States, Canada, and widely in Europe.[1]

Its existence was first discovered on Ward Hill, on the island of Hoy, Scotland by Hooker in 1808.[3][4] It is commonly found in the northern hepatic mat on heather-covered slopes, woodland floors and on scree slopes in the Highlands and occurs elsewhere on the west and north coasts of the British Isles.[5]

In Alaska it is most abundant on islands near the open sea and on inner islands at elevations above 300 metres (1500 ft).[6]

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  1. ^ a b "Anastrepta orcadensis" ZipcodeZoo.com Retrieved 10 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Plants profile: Anastrepta orcadensis (Hook.) Schiffn." USDA. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Bryology (mosses, liverworts and hornworts)" Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  4. ^ "West Highland Mosses And Problems They Suggest" (January 1907) Annals Of Scottish Natural History 61 p. 46. Edinburgh. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Anastrepta orcadensis: Orkney Notchwort" (pdf) sleath.co.uk Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Anastrepta orcadensis" sitkanature.org Retrieved 11 June 2008.

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Fraser Darling, Frank; Boyd, J.M. (1969) Natural History in the Highlands and Islands. London: Bloomsbury.


MacCormick, Finbar and Buckland, Paul C. The Vertebrate Fauna in

Edwards, Kevin J. & Ralston, Ian B.M. (Eds) (2003) Scotland After the Ice Age: Environment, Archaeology and History, 8000 BC - AD 1000. Edinburgh. Edinburgh University Press.

Carter, Stephen P. Land Snails in Edwards, Kevin J. & Ralston, Ian B.M. (Eds) (2003) Scotland After the Ice Age: Environment, Archaeology and History, 8000 BC - AD 1000. Edinburgh. Edinburgh University Press.