Close-up image of liverwort (Marchantia) showing yellow and green archegonia, tentacle/umbrella-shaped organs containing the ovum. Archegonia stem from the flat, milky-green body (thallus) of this non-vascular plant
Liverwort (Marchantia) showing archegonia; organs containing the female gamete. These show during the gametophyte lifecycle stage, which is the dominant stage of life for liverwort.
Seeing liverwort up close always feels like peering into an alien world
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