20/04/2025 - A Sunday morning stroll to the bottle bank again (I eat a lot of jam and those jars keep building up).
It's that time of year again when one of my favourite small things start to show, Common Liverwort. It just looks like it's from a different planet.
Two close up photos - Reproductive structures known as gametophores. Male gametophores on left, female gametophores right
#Genomic #evolution studies have historically focused on #angiosperms...until now!
Join Fujiwara et al. on a deep dive into #bryophyte #genome space and discover opposing evolutionary trends in sister lineages, #mosses and #liverworts.
https://jse.ac.cn/EN/current
@WileyEcolEvol
#JSE #botany
Crescent-cup Liverwort (Lunularia cruciata) reproduces asexually with tiny, disc-shaped gemmae. These develop in moon-shaped cups on the plant’s surface and disperse when raindrops hit, splashing them out of their cups.
Thousands of #trees planted in #Devon to start creation of Celtic rainforest
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/29/thousands-of-trees-planted-in-devon-to-start-creation-of-celtic-rainforest
"They used to cover large parts of #Britain... The mature temperate #rainforest will take several decades to become established, but the gains for nature will be much swifter... #TemperateRainforests support an abundance of #wildlife including #birds while their damp conditions mean #mosses, #liverworts, #lichens, #ferns and #fungi thrive on the trees as well as the forest floor."
Hehän ovat kuin kaksi marjaa: lettonauhasammal (Aneura pinguis s. lato) & lettokehräsammal (Moerckia hibernica s. lato)
Pikkulimisammal (Lophocolea minor) taitaa olla alihavaittu laji rehevillä kankailla: on niin pieni, eikä sillä ole aina näkyvissä laholimisammalesta selvimmin erottavaa tuntomerkkiä eli itujyväsiä. Eipä tässäkään kasvustossa gemmoja ollut kuin niin mikroskooppisen pienissä versoissa, ettei niistä saanut oikein kuvaakaan.
Lost area of Welsh #rainforest to be returned to ancient glory https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/15/lost-area-of-welsh-rainforest-to-be-returned-to-ancient-glory
"The 59-hectare site in #Pembrokeshire will be planted with species such as #oak, small-leaf lime and wild service (Sorbus torminalis) and should support an abundance of #mosses, #liverworts, #lichens and #ferns as well as providing a home for #animals and other plant life. Its southern tip will connect to remnants of the #CelticRainforest in the #GwaunValley while in the north it runs on to open #moorland."
22.5. klo 18–20 BST (eli 20–22 Suomen aikaa):
The bryological societies of Sweden, Norway, Britain and Ireland have the pleasure to invite beginners and experts alike to a webinar on liverwort heath, which is a rare community worldwide. This event aims to shed some light on this often forgotten and sometimes neglected habitat. Four presentations will be held by experts from Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Sweden.
https://www.mossornasvanner.se/index.php/2024/04/11/webbinarium-om-oceaniska-levermossamhallen/
Rakkosammal Nowellia curvifolia, koko maassa silmälläpidettävä, 2a-vyöhykkeellä alueellisesti uhanalainen.
Lisäksi kaunis ja kiva.
04/05/2024 - Things we saw on our walk this evening.
Wood Horsetail - took so many photos trying to get one in focus!
Bog Beacon - I love this , so orange and tiny, maybe 2-3cm
Pellia - a Liverwort but what type?
Northern firmoss - growing out the cracks in the rock near the top of the hill.
21/04/2024 - A Sunday stroll to the bottle bank to get rid of the evidence. On the way back we started looking at tiny things. A 20 min walk turned into 7 hrs. Peaceful, slow and even the rain held off. A good day.
My new favourite tiny thing - Common Liverwort. This stuff is fantastic. Like something out of a 50s sci-fi film.
Two close up photos - Reproductive structures known as gametophores. Male gametophores on left, female gametophores right.
Harrastajastatuksen ylellisyys: voi sanoa ”en tiedä”. Esim. onko tää Lophozia whatever oikeasti metsälovisammal L. guttulata vai korpilovisammal L. silvicola. Täytyy hakea näyte ja tutkia.
[edit, skoopattu] Se on L. guttulata.
Metsälovisammal on vaarantunut ja korpilovisammal elinvoimainen. Aina kun asiaan liittyy mahd. uhanalainen laji, kyllä mä nää haluaisin ainakin omilla mailla kasvavista esiintymistä katsoa ihan lajilleen.
Eliza Amy Hodgson was a #bryologist who collected specimens throughout the early 20th century in New Zealand. Hodgeson specialized in hepatics and published over 30 scientific papers on varying #liverworts. Although she didn’t have any formal training in botany, she was recognized as a liverworts expert and a part of the British Bryological Society. She collected over 700 #specimens and eventually donated them. In her honor, the species 𝘓𝘦𝘫𝘦𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘨𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 was named after her. 1/2
#NewSpecies!
Mannia gradsteinii
A newly discovered Aytoniaceae from #china!
Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/3407726D-FFF7-FFAA-FECE-FB7469838AAA
Publication: http://doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2023v44a12
#Cryptogamie
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildplants #plants #wildlife #aytoniaceae #liverworts
A whole miniature canyon world emerges in the cracks of the dried-up lake mud... Fringed Heartwort (Ricciocarpos natans) grows in shallow water and damp silt. Despite its appearance, it's not a moss or lichen but a liverwort. #Wetlands #Liverworts #Mosstodon #LichenSubscribe
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