Sometimes they are referred to as #hepatics which has caught me off guard wondering exactly what people are talking about when they use the term...

Here with Dilated Scalewort, Frullania dilatata. Probably the most common Essex leafy liverwort, alongside Metzgeria furcata (the Forked Veilwort, pictured alongside from a different location).

#bryophytes #liverworts #britishbryophytes #hepatics #plantsonbark

Fossombronia, sporofita (pallini neri prima foto), spora e elatero (seconda foto).

A. Lelli, mia figlia, oggi. 🧪

#Biology #Hepatics #Liverworts #Marchantiophyta