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

#liverwort #gametophyte #nonvascular

Hi Moss/Mossy fans:

Does anyone know a field qualified person who does non-vascular plant surveys in the PNW?

Asking for a friend ;-) DM me if you have a name or two.

Thanks!

#moss #nonvascular #plants #PNW @hilarybaumann.com