Pallavicinia lyellii Veilwort

Pallavicinia lyellii
©Fred Rumsey

This is a bright green liverwort that grows on bare peaty soils in lowland bogs and damp woodland and also on moist sandstone rocks.

Veilwort is poor at sexual reproduction, partly because only one sex is present at some sites. It is currently restricted to a few sites in the south of England, and a couple of sites in Wales.

The main threats are thought to be wetland drainage and both over-shading due to scrub encroachment and overexposure due to tree clearance.

It is classified as Vulnerable in Europe.