Thursday 14 November 2013

My first liverwort! Lophocolea bidentata - Biphid Crestwort

After collecting a tiny white fungus from a fallen oak I started to pick apart the tiny bundle at home. There were two mosses (one more than I thought), but more exciting I noticed in amongst them my first ever liverwort. I was so excited that apparently I forgot to write down the species where I could access it from work. However, thanks to the nice BBS bryophyte key I was able to re-ID it this morning.

BBS field guide page

Lophocolea bidentata, Biphid Crestwort




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