Key to the liverworts of the Trieste Karst (NE Italy)

Elena Pittao
This is a provisional key to all species of liverworts hitherto reported from the Trieste Province (NE Italy), prepared for the identification labs of the Course of Systematic Botany at the University of Trieste. The key is presently under testing.

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