Porella acutifolia subsp. tosana
Bitter Scalewort
Porella arboris-vitae
(With.) Grolle Species
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- Botanical name
- Porella arboris-vitae
- Also known as
- Bitter Scalewort
- Family
- Porellaceae
- Genus
- Porella
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Bitter Scalewort
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Porella arboris-vitae but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Bellincinia laevigata
Bellincinia montana
Bellincinia thuja
Cavendishia laevigata
Cavendishia platyphylla var. thujiformis
Jungermannia acris
Jungermannia arboris-vitae
Jungermannia laevigata
Jungermannia platyphylla var. thuja
Jungermannia thuja
Lejeunea laevigata
Madotheca laevigata
Madotheca laevigata f. attenuata
Madotheca laevigata f. communis
Madotheca laevigata f. luxurians
Madotheca laevigata f. obscura
Madotheca laevigata f. thuja
Madotheca laevigata subsp. obscura
Madotheca laevigata subsp. thuja
Madotheca laevigata var. attenuata
Madotheca laevigata var. brachyclada
Madotheca laevigata var. communis
Madotheca laevigata var. integra
Madotheca laevigata var. killarniensis
Madotheca laevigata var. obscura
Madotheca laevigata var. subintegra
Madotheca laevigata var. thuja
Madotheca obscura
Madotheca platyphylla f. thuja
Madotheca thuja
Madotheca thuja f. squarrosa
Madotheca thuja subf. grandifolia
Madotheca thuja subf. parvifolia
Madotheca thuja var. corbierei
Madotheca thuja var. subdentata
Porella arboris-vitae var. arboris-vitae
Porella arboris-vitae var. killarniensis
Porella arboris-vitae var. obscura
Porella laevigata
Porella laevigata var. attenuata
Porella laevigata var. integra
Porella laevigata var. killarniensis
Porella laevigata var. obscura
Porella laevigata var. subintegra
Porella laevigata var. thuja
Porella macroloba f. dicksonii
Porella platyphylla f. thuja
Porella thuja
Porella thuja f. squarrosa
Others in Porella
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