Ellura Sanctuary, Swan Reach, SA, 5354
                      
 
Stat'NotesThumbnails: 39.   10 native species listed, with 7 from Ellura
Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) - Mosses & Liverworts
Mosses
Bartramiales		Moss
Bartramiaceae		Starry Lime Moss
Breutelia affinis		Na
e m a		 
Patch
Small Head
Large Head, <3mm
Mosses
Bryales		Moss
Bryaceae		Clear Green Moss
Rosulabryum billardieri		Na
e m a		 
Head, <5mm
Patch
Colour Variation
Patch with Spore Capsules
Current Spore Capsules
Old Spore Capsules
Mosses
Grimmiales		Moss
Grimmiaceae		Grassy Knoll Moss
Grimmia sp		Na
e m a		 
Photograph yet to be loaded.
Mosses
Hypnales		Moss
Hypnaceae		Fern Moss
Hypnum cupress ssp cupress		Na
a		 
Unentangled
Close up
Drying
Mosses
Polytrichales		Moss
Polytrichaceae		Juniper Moss
Polytrichum juniperinum		Na
a		 
Female
Female
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Young
Spore Capsule
Spore Capsule
Spore Capsule
Spore Capsule

Plants (Plantae) - Liverworts (Marchantiophyta) - Leafy Liverworts (Jungermanniopsida) - Mosses & Liverworts
Leafy Liverworts
Fossombroniales		Leafy Liverwort
Fossombroniaceae		Leafy Liverwort
Fossombronia pusilla		Na
e m a		 
In fruit
~10-15mm each
Perspective
Leafy Liverworts
Jungermanniales		Leafy Liverwort
Lophocoleaceae		Flat Fern Liverwort
Chiloscyphus semiteres		Na
a
Synonyms: Lophocolea semiteres or Jungermannia semiteres
Thank you Michal Dutkiewicz for identifying this species for us
 

Plants (Plantae) - Liverworts (Marchantiophyta) - Liverworts (Marchantiopsida) - Mosses & Liverworts
Crescent Liverworts
Lunulariales		Crescent Liverwort
Lunulariaceae		Crescent-cup Liverwort
Lunularia cruciata

iNaturalist		If
a		The Gemma here look like spores capsules in other life forms, with the cups looking like fruiting bodies.
However, the Gemma are actually parts of the plant that disperse (similarly to seed & spores) and take root. Instead of being wind blown, these are dispersed by raindrops hitting the cup.
The big difference is these are not produce sexually, but more a broken off part of the plant. Thinking of it as a plant that has suckered from roots. The new plant becomes independant of the original, but is a clone of the original.
🔍Whole
Gemma
Whole
Gemma
Liverworts
Marchantiales		Liverwort
Aytoniaceae		Warty Liverwort
Asterella drummondii		Na
e m a		 
🔍Spore Capsule, profile
Patch
🔍Spore Capsule Head, ~4mm
Individual Spore Capsules
Liverworts
Marchantiales		Liverwort
Ricciaceae		Black-edged Riccia
Riccia limbata		Na
e m
Synonym: Riccia lata
 
🔍Close Up
A Carpet
Liverworts
Marchantiales		Liverwort
Ricciaceae		White Riccia
Riccia sp		Na
e m		 

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