Asterella drummondii

1 A thallose liverwort at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

	Asterella drummondii	28 May 2020	RWPurdie
	Asterella drummondii	28 May 2020	RWPurdie

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RWPurdie wrote:

28 May 2020

The bright green, small globular structures are the developing carpocephalums which will house the capsules; as they mature they will be held up on stalks. The purple warty pads on separate branches of the thallus contain the male sex organs or gametangia. (Information from C. Cargill, ANBG).

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Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
26 May 2020 10:16 AM Recorded on
RWPurdie Recorded by
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RWPurdie Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts Lichens; Mosses & other Bryophytes

Species information

Asterella drummondii Scientific name
A thallose liverwort Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 827.99m Recorded at altitude
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