a close-up of the female reproductive structures of 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢

a shot of the base of 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯a

𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 in all her glory, growing with some mosses

I love a liverwort!

This one is (likely) 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 and we found it growing on a muddy streambank. Check out these wild reproductve structures!

(Re-post due to autocorrect nonsense!)

#liverworts #pellia

Robert Dale Rogers - Moss Medicine Ellen Kamhi, The Natural Nurse, talks with Robert Dale Rogers, an herbalist with more than 50 years of experience, and is the author of more than 60 books, former professional member of the American Herbalists Guild, and on the editorial board of the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms.  In his new book, Moss Medicine, he reveals how mosses and other biophytes, such as liverworts and hornworts, are now being recognized by science for their antiviral, antimicrobial, antifungal, and anticancer properties.  https://www.facebook.com/robert.rogers.501151

📣 New Podcast! "Robert Dale Rogers - Moss Medicine" on @Spreaker #biophytes #collegeradio #health #healthy #homworts #liverworts #longisland #moss #mosses #mossmedicine #naturalhealth #naturalnurse #whpc #worts

Ptilidium pulcherrimum (PL rzęsiak piękny, EN tree fringewort). Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#liverworts #wątrobowce #Marchantiophyta #Bryophytes #mszaki #bryology

close up photo of some red frullania liverworts with a host of smaller things growing in amongst them

I've been seeking out a tiny lichen called Arctomia - it has beautiful deep red apothecia and is one of the many denizens of lush mini-jungles that form in the canopy of liverwort mats on tree trunks in danker woodlands in these parts.

#arctomia #liverworts #naturephotography #argyll #scotland #uk

A nice natural composition: Frullania dilatata, some mosses, and a downy feather for a final touch. Zielonka Forest, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#liverworts #wątrobowce #Marchantiophyta #Bryophytes #mszaki #bryology

Occasionally liverworts can fool me into thinking they are slime molds. Targionia hypophylla from the magical hills of Oakalnd, California.
#liverworts #macro

Lophocolea bidentata #liverworts and Polytrichum piliferum #mosses. Kicin/Czerwonak, Wielkopolska (western Poland)
#wątrobowce #mchy #Bryophytes #mszaki #bryology

Frullania dilatata. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#wątrobowce #liverworts #Marchantiophyta #mszaki #Bryophytes #bryology

Dilated Scalewort (Frullania dialata) showing off purple colours today in #Danbiry, Essex. On a fallen ash tree (perhaps as a result of recent winds?

#essexwildlife #essexflora #britishflora #brophytes #liverworts #scalewort

Scapania compacta has leaf lobes that are a similar size, facing in similar orientations. This gives it a flatter, more regular look compared to other, more three-dimensional species.

Scapania compacta

Despite being full of rain here, this is a Scapania species found in relatively drier areas. It was very common across a slate covered, gravelly riverside in the Lake District due to the free-draining nature of the substrate.

#bryophytes #liverwort
#uknature #liverworts
#plants

6 mA methylation differences in Riccia fluitans organellar genomes under flood stress - Plant Cell Reports Key message The first genome-wide evidence of 6 mA methylation in the organellar genomes of Riccia fluitans was provided by this study, with methylation patterns being shown to differ between aquatic ...

How do early land plants adapt to life between water and land? In our new paper in PCRE, we provide the first evidence of environmentally responsive organellar 6mA methylation in Riccia fluitans using @nanoporetech.com native DNA sequencing.

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#liverworts #UWM

A family‐level phylogeny of liverworts (Marchantiophyta): New insights from mitochondrial sequences This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of liverworts using mitochondrial genome data. By analyzing phylogenetic relationships, our findings provide new insights into the origin of liverwort...

🚨Liverwort lovers...Don't miss this!
🧬Huang et al. reconstruct the evolutionary history of #liverworts using mitochondrial #genome data, providing insights into their origin AND shedding light on early land #plant #evolution!
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/jse....
@wileyecology.bsky.social
#nonseed #PlantSci

Frullania dilatata and Radula complanata (with a variety of mosses). Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#liverworts #wątrobowce #Marchantiophyta #Bryophytes #mszaki #bryology

Metzgeria furcata. Zielonka Forest, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#liverworts #wątrobowce #Marchantiophyta #Bryophytes #mszaki #bryology

Friday 6th March
Lunularia cruciata? 'Crescent-cup Liverwort' growing at the base of a natural stone wall (F&C Canal, Kelvindale)
#liverworts

Happy to find, again, the thalloid liverwort OXYMITRA INCRASSATA, near Begur (NE Spain), at the same place where I found it 20 years ago. #bryophytes #liverworts

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

Revisiting the Pellia sensu lato complex: an integrative review of taxonomic revision, phylogeny, and molecular biology The genus Pellia sensu lato, a crucial early lineage in land plant phylogeny, has long presented a significant taxonomic challenge. This stemmed from its high phenotypic plasticity and a limited numbe...

Our latest paper, "Revisiting the Pellia sensu lato complex: an integrative review of taxonomic revision, phylogeny, and molecular biology," is now out in ASBP. It’s my final publication affiliated with the Dept. of Botany.
Check it out: www.journalssystem.com/asbp/Revisit...
#Bryology #Liverworts

Frullania dilatata. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#liverworts #wątrobowce #Marchantiophyta #Bryophytes #mszaki #bryology

Three nice #liverworts from Zielonka Forest, Wielkopolska (western Poland). Metzgeria furcata, Frullania dilatata, and Radula complanata.
#Marchantiophyta #wątrobowce #Bryophytes #mszaki #bryology

Frullania dilatata. Zielonka Forest, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#liverworts #wątrobowce #Marchantiophyta #Bryophytes #mszaki #bryology

#algae #liverworts #bryophytes #eppingforest #essex #london #essexwildlife #essexplants #britishflora #microscopy

Green spatulate shaped fronds of a liverwort plant on rock

Green spatulate shaped fronds of a liverwort plant

Green spatulate shaped fronds of a liverwort plant on rock

Green may feel in short supply during this Northern Hemisphere winter, but liverworts can often be relied on to make up for the lack of non- evergreen vascular plants on show
This gorgeous great scented liverwort was looking beautifully lush near Bristol a couple of weeks ago
#liverworts
#plants

Radula complanata. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#liverworts #wątrobowce #Marchantiophyta #Bryophytes #bryology

Metzgeria furcata. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#liverworts #wątrobowce #Marchantiophyta #Bryophytes #bryology

Frullania dilatata. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#liverworts #wątrobowce #Marchantiophyta #Bryophytes #bryology

Thallus of REBOULIA HEMISPHAERICA, growing very well on the shaded edges of a forest track, in the "Bosc de Poblet" forest. #bryophytes #liverworts

Tal·lus de l'hepàtica REBOULIA HEMISPHAERICA, als marges de les pistes forestals que travessen el Bosc de Poblet. #briòfits #hepàtiques #liverworts #bryophytes

One of the sites we visited this week was Cefnpennar Tip (RCT). Now largely birch woodland, it still supports heathland & open grassland — perfect for Cladonia #lichens, and #liverworts such as Least Crystalwort, thriving where competition is low 🌿

#GloiNatur #CoaltoNature #Nature #Wildlife #Wales