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The Marchantiophyta (/ mɑːrˌkæntiˈɒfətə, - oʊˈfaɪtə / ⓘ) are a division of non-vascular land plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts. Like mosses and hornworts, they have a gametophyte -dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of genetic information. It is estimated that there are ...
Marchantia polymorpha is a species of large thalloid liverwort in the class Marchantiopsida. [ 1 ]M. polymorpha is highly variable in appearance and contains several subspecies. [ 2 ] This species is dioicous, having separate male and female plants. [ 2 ]M. polymorpha has a wide distribution and is found worldwide. [ 3 ]
Hornwort. Phaeoceros laevis (L.) Prosk. see Classification. Hornworts are a group of non-vascular Embryophytes (land plants) constituting the division Anthocerotophyta (/ ˌænθoʊˌsɛrəˈtɒfətə, - təˈfaɪtə /). The common name refers to the elongated horn-like structure, which is the sporophyte.
Hepatica (hepatica, [2] liverleaf, [3] or liverwort) [4] is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, native to central and northern Europe, Asia and eastern North America. Some botanists include Hepatica within a wider interpretation of Anemone .
Marchantia is a genus of liverworts in the family Marchantiaceae and the order Marchantiales. The thallus of Marchantia shows differentiation into two layers: an upper photosynthetic layer with a well-defined upper epidermis with pores and a lower storage layer. The thallus features tiny cup-like structures called gemma cups, containing gemmae ...
Marchantiales is an order of thallose liverworts (also known as "complex thalloid liverworts") that includes species like Marchantia polymorpha, a widespread plant often found beside rivers, and Lunularia cruciata, a common and often troublesome weed in moist, temperate gardens and greenhouses.
Riccia is a genus of liverworts in the order Marchantiales. [1]These plants are small and thalloid, i.e. not differentiated into root, stem and leaf.Depending on species, the thallus may be strap-shaped and about 0.5 to 4 mm wide with dichotomous branches or may form rosettes or hemirosettes up to 3 cm in diameter, that may be gregarious and form intricate mats.
Anemone hepatica (syn. Hepatica nobilis), the common hepatica, liverwort, [2] liverleaf, [3] kidneywort, or pennywort, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.