Petalophyllum ralfsii
| Petalophyllum ralfsii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Fossombroniales |
| Family: | Petalophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Petalophyllum |
| Species: | P. ralfsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Petalophyllum ralfsii | |
Petalophyllum ralfsii, commonly known as petalwort, is a species of liverwort in the order Fossombroniales. It is a small green bryophyte that occurs in the Mediterranean region as far east as Turkey, and along the Atlantic coast of Europe as far as north-western Scotland. It grows primarily on moist sand dunes.