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Umbrella liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha

Description:

Spotted in my back yard, it was the first time I saw smthng like this! I'm amazed :)

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7 Comments

MilesBerkey
MilesBerkey 10 years ago

So cool! That looks like the archegoniophore structure of a species we have local to Seattle: Marchantia polymorpha.

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 10 years ago

Dear @TamiLohf-Gottwalt, I had a serendipitous moment when I spotted them :)

TamiLohf-Gottwalt
TamiLohf-Gottwalt 10 years ago

interesting.unusual.

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

and pretty unusual :)

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Interesting!

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

It's 6 months we're in this house, and I knew the plant, but I was thrilled to discover those tiny green umbrellas blooming all over the place :)

JillBlack
JillBlack 11 years ago

Looks really unusual good spotting

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Spotted on Nov 15, 2012
Submitted on Nov 15, 2012

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