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Originally Posted by Mark Tulley Well, from my book, Liverworts are either composed of flattened frond called the thallus which is undifferentiated into stem/leaves or, in the case of leafy liverworts, the leaves usually divided into segments and lack a midrib or nerve.
Mosses have stem and leaves, usually arranged spirally. (From Observer's Book of Mosses & Liverworts by A Jewel 1955). |
Thanks Mark - thats worth knowing. I have only recently discovered the beauty of lichens, liverworts and mosses - what a mine field to ID.