Status in Britain: Common

This is a thallose liverwort that occurs in dune-slacks, fens and flushes, and other moderately base-rich habitats. Bright or deep green in colour, it is irregularly branched with branches concave and some 2-3 cm in length and 2-6 mm wide. Branches are thickened in the middle, with thinner margins, which may be somewhat wavy in outline. It tends to be brittle, and have a rather greasy appearance. May be confused with Pellia species, but the tips of the lobes in Aneura are entire, whilst in Pellia they are emarginate.