Komachigoke - Komachigoke

Japanese: コマチゴケ - こまちごけ

A liverwort of the Komachigoke family. It is also called Chochingokemodoki. It is found mainly in the lowlands of western Japan, and is somewhat common on wet rocks and soily cliffs. The plant is pale green and soft and fleshy. The underground stem is well developed, but has no rhizoids. The aboveground stems grow obliquely upwards, and are 1-2 cm long. The leaves are arranged in three rows on both sides and the back of the stem, and are broadly ovate to kidney-shaped with entire margins. It is dioecious, and the archegonia and antheridia are exposed at the tip of the stem. The capsule is oblong and has a single vertical slit, from which spores are released. The name Komachigoke comes from the beautiful appearance of the plant, which resembles Ono no Komachi.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

コマチゴケ科の苔類。チョウチンゴケモドキともいう。主として西日本の低地に分布し，湿岩上や土質の崖などにやや普通にみられる。植物体は淡緑色で軟らかく肉質。地下茎がよく発達するが，仮根はない。地上茎は斜上し，長さ1～2cm。葉は茎の両側面と背面の3列につき，広卵形から腎臓形で全縁。雌雄異株で，造卵器や造精器は茎の先端に露出する。蒴（さく）は長楕円形で縦に一つの裂け目を生じ，そこから胞子を放出する。コマチゴケの名は，植物体の姿が美しいために小野小町に見立てたもの。

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