Geothallus

Geothallus

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Marchantiopsida
Order: Sphaerocarpales
Family: Sphaerocarpaceae
Genus: Geothallus
Campb.
Species:
G. tuberosus
Binomial name
Geothallus tuberosus
Synonyms
  • Geocarpus tuberosus (Campb.) K.I.Goebel
  • Sphaerocarpos tuberosus (Campb.) R.M.Schust.

Geothallus is a monotypic genus of liverwort in the family Sphaerocarpaceae. Its sole species, Geothallus tuberosus, is a critically endangered species endemic to California in the United States. Described in 1896 by American botanist Douglas Houghton Campbell, it is commonly known as Campbell's liverwort.