I hate to admit it, but, I've known about liverworts for quite some time without having bothered to look for them in my neighborhood. Finding them is an interesting challenge — they are tiny and many ...
In the history of life on earth, one intriguing mystery is how plants made the transition from water to land and then went on to diversify into the array of vegetation we see today, from simple mosses ...
Numerical analysis of the lengths and positions of the two basal bodies (BBs), lamellar strip (LS) and anterior mitochondrion (AM) relative to each other in mid- and late-stage spermatids of mosses ...
The National Cancer Institute's record of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) screened for biologically active chemicals is reviewed. In 1977, an extract of a moss from Maryland, ...
THE speedy demand for a second issue of Mr. Russell's book testifies to its value and usefulnes as a guide to the study of mosses and hepatics. The introductory portion is all that can be desired, and ...
This is the first book to cover Englands rare and threatened mosses and liverworts, collectively known as bryophytes. As a group, they are the most ancient land plants and occupy a unique position in ...
The Friends of the Chico State Herbarium will sponsor a workshop on the “Introduction to Bryophytes,” Friday and Saturday, in Holt Hall, Room 129 on the Chico State University campus, and payment and ...
I tend to notice liverworts the most while hiking in the mountains, probably because I am spending so much time looking down, trying not to trip. While the trees both down here near the coast and up ...
Lichens and mosses live everywhere they can! They prefer moist areas, and happily live in aquatic and marine environments. By the ocean, lichen forms vivid orange streaks on sea-side rocks. In ...