#liverworts

[botanyshitposts]

it IS really funny that the two recognized liverwort growth forms are ‘a moss with barely discernible, somewhat contested microscopic differences’ and ‘someone’s dropped scalloped potatoes’

[gaynaturalistghost]

Always love seeing @neat-deadandlive-things ‘s valentines and thought I’d contribute!

[riverwindphotography]

Tiny drops of dew were covering mosses, liverworts, and pretty much everything one Spring morning

(c) riverwindphotography, May 2022

[lichenaday]

Hi ! Do you know Marchantia polymorpha ? Apparently it grows along with lichens, I keep looking for informations about this plant like its geographical distribution but everything I find is too vague. Do you know about any resources for plants like these ?

Liverworts! I don't know jack about liverworts, except that yes, they do often grow alongside lichens, and they're bryophytes. I too would like to know more about them, but also don't know where to find good resources on them.for geographical distributions, I recommend iNaturalist or GBIF. I also trust the Australian National Botanic Gardens website for lichen info, so I assume their bryophyte info page is similarly reliable:

https://www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/classification-identification.html

If any of my followers have better resources, please let me know. Here's a picture I took of some liverworts for good measure

They are growing on a Medieval castle wall in the German Alps alongside some very good moss and fern.

[lycomorpha]

Lichen.

Because lichen.

(Also some liverworts to keep the bryologists happy.)

[grumpyfenris]

Some spare bryos and a lichens 4 u, ma'am

Nerd talk:

Left photo has numerous spp. of bryophytes (Porella sp., Frullania sp., Orthotrichum sp., Syntrichia sp.) as well as some foliose lichens (which I can't name bc I suck at lichens!)

Right photo is a sick graphidaceae lichen (graph = write in latin, the lichens are named such bc the black apothecia/fruiting bodies look like writing!)

[leona-florianova]

Few days ago I went on a bryology excursion to the local woods, with the intention to learn something new about mosses, and while I wanted to take as many pictures of moss and learn all the types n their names, I ended up taking more pictures of insects n such yet again... but at least I can now tell the difference between mosses and liverworts...i think - - ____ - -

[vandaliatraveler]

Liverworts (Marchantiophyta) are small, non-vascular plants with a fascinating lifecycle typical of the bryophytes, which include mosses and hornworts. Due to their small size and growth habit, these primitive beauties are often overlooked, but they’re actually quite common. I often find them growing in the “splash” zone of shady seeps and brooks, typically clinging to rock surfaces. There are two types of liverworts: thallose liverworts, whose scaly, flat surfaces branch out in a “Y” pattern; and leafy liverworts, which have overlapping, leaf-like scales arranged in at least two rows. The photo above is of snakeskin liverwort (Conocephalum salebrosum), a thallose liverwort I found growing in a seep along the Mon River Trail. As you might surmise, liverworts make dramatic show plants in terrariums, especially if you can get them to sprawl over a rock surface.

[spatheandspadix]

Mosses and liverworts for Bryophyte Day in my plant bio class

[cedar-glade]

Rainy day hike from early spring 2021 with @letsgetplanty, Clifton Gorge SNP, barren point rock, blue hole.

Gotta snap those hemispheric liverwort pictures

Reboulia hemisphaerica ,terminal archegonium doing their thing.

This thalloid liverwort is known for it’s aeration pores and oil cells being noticeable, oil cells being somewhat scattered and producing minute odors unlike hay scented liverwort which is very fragrant. This species is also known for being monoecious= mono is 1, ecium is house. referring to both of it’s reproductive elements being found on a single plant.

[gaynaturalistghost]

Liverworts can do vape tricks

[pnwnativeplants]

[melangle]

[lycomorpha]

Craggy and covered in lichen, moss, and liverworts - my life goal tbh 🤷

[yellowgnomeboots]

These are one of my favourite... plant... things. Some kind of plant thing. Tonnes of it grows by the bus stop, several square metres worth, and nothing else grows there. Kind of weird.