Liverworts
Original title: Hepáticas
Liverworts are represented in the Madeira archipelago by 76 species according to Miss Armitage; the entry describes their habitats and lists notable species.
These Muscineae are represented in the Madeira archipelago by 76 species, according to Miss Armitage in her work entitled Some Madeira Hepaticae. They are small plants that live in damp places, on tree trunks, on the ground, on walls and on rocks, and they appear sometimes with a stem and leaves, sometimes entirely without these organs. Among the Madeiran liverworts we shall mention Madotheca canariensis, M. Thuja, Frullania polysticta, F. Teneriffae, Anthocerus dichotomus, Aitonia rupestris, Saccogyna viticulosa, Plagiochila spinulosa, Lunularia cruciata and Marchantia polymorpha. See Armitage, Mitten, Godman and Luisier.