Liverwort, growing gemma cups, with fruticose Lichen, Yaugher, Victoria, Australia The gemmae (a mass of cells, that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual) are dispersed when raindrops hit the gemma cups. This is a form of asexual reproduction that is common amongst Bryophyte plants, like liverworts and mosses. (photo: Lorraine Phelan) View high resolution

Liverwort, growing gemma cups, with fruticose Lichen, Yaugher, Victoria, Australia

The gemmae (a mass of cells, that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual) are dispersed when raindrops hit the gemma cups. This is a form of asexual reproduction that is common amongst Bryophyte plants, like liverworts and mosses.

(photo: Lorraine Phelan)

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    kind of stuff I wish would show up more in...cups are so cool
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