Riccia sp.
(Riccia)
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FAMILY |
Ricciaceae |
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Species |
Riccia sp. |
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Common name |
Riccia |
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Flower colour; life form |
Green; thallose liverwort |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
This thallose liverwort (a bryophyte) is commonly seen growing in bare patches in lawns during the wet season. Each plant forms a more or less circular patch flat on the ground. The thallus or plant body, branches dichotomously so that each arm forms two branches which are ribbon-like. Hair-like rhizoids are present on the lower surface. Male and female reproductive organs are embedded in the tissue.