Pallavicinia lyellii

Pallavicinia lyellii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) (Europe regional assessment)
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Order:	Pallaviciniales
Family:	Pallaviciniaceae
Genus:	Pallavicinia
Species:	P. lyellii
Binomial name
Pallavicinia lyellii (Hook.) Carruth.
Synonyms
Jungermannia lyellii Hook. Pallavicinia pilifera Steph. Jungermannia oblonga Schwein. Dilaena lyelii (Hook.) Dumort. Diplomitrion lyellii (Hook.) Corda Diplolaena lyellii (Hook.) Dumort. Jungermannia byssophora Lehm. & Lindenb. Gymnomitrion lyellii (Hook.) Huebener Symphyogyna goebelii Steph. Diplolaena crispata Mont. Blyttia byssophora (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Nees Blytia crispata (Mont.) Nees Blyttia lyellii (Hook.) Endl. ex Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees Hollia lyellii (Hook.) Sull. Steetzia crispata (Mont.) Lehm. Sweetzia lyellii (Hook.) Lehm. Symphyogyna oblonga (Schwein.) Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees Symphyogyna schweinitzii Mont. & Nees Blyttia radiculosa Sande Lac. Wuestneia lyellii (Hook.) Brockm. Pallavicinia byssophora (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Trevis. Pallavicinia crispata (Mont.) Trevis. Podomitrium majus Schiffn. Calycularia radiculosa (Sande Lac.) Steph. Pallavicinia attenuata Steph. Pallavicinia simplex Steph. Pallavicinia radiculosa (Sande Lac.) Schiffn. Pallavicinia husnotii Steph. Pallavicinia latifrons Steph. Pallavicinia canara Steph. Pallavicinia chinensis Steph. Pallavicinia grandicalycina Steph. Pallavicinia myriolacera Steph. Pallavicinia valida Herzog Diplolaena lyellii f. major Nees Blytia lyellii var. major (Nees) Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees Pallavicinia indica var. major Schiffn.

Pallavicinia lyellii, the ribbonwort or veilwort, is a dioicous bryophyte plant in the liverwort family Pallaviciniaceae. Often seen in moist situations on rocks and soil, with a worldwide distribution.