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Common liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha

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Also known as umbrella liverwort. 2nd and 3rd photos are taken on June 5

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9 Comments

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 9 years ago

Jopy, I added photos with "umbrellas"! :))

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 9 years ago

Thank you, bg11a1! :)

bg11a1
bg11a1 9 years ago

Congratulations

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 9 years ago

yes! :)
I'm looking forward to it, too! :))
I also have found one liverwort in the forest (different species) and I'm waiting for its umbrellas, too :))

Jopy
Jopy 9 years ago

That's what I thought! In umbrella like structure will develop sporas... Looking forward to see it :)

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 9 years ago

They are called gemma cups, and, yes, they are for asexual reproduction :)
"...detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_%28bo...
later this liverwort will produce umbrella like structure for sexual reproduction, I will try not to miss that :)

Jopy
Jopy 9 years ago

I'm not very familiar with mosses, are these plate shaped structure reproductive organs?

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 9 years ago

Yes, thank you! :)
And it is growing in my backyard :D (on the border, to be more precise) :))

Jopy
Jopy 9 years ago

Pretty!

Sintija Valucka
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Sintija Valucka

Kurzeme, Latvia

Spotted on May 24, 2014
Submitted on May 28, 2014

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