Jungermanniales is the largest order of liverworts.

They are distinctive among the liverworts for having thin leaf-like flaps on either side of the stem.

Due to their dorsiventral organization and scale-like, overlapping leaves, the Jungermanniales are sometimes called "scale-mosses".

[3] An updated classification by Söderström et al. 2016[4]

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