Asterella drummondii
1 A thallose liverwort at Hackett, ACT
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| Asterella drummondii | RWPurdie | 28 May 2020 | |
| Asterella drummondii | RWPurdie | 28 May 2020 |
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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).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.088401-35.278756
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 26 May 2020 10:16 AM Recorded on
- RWPurdie Recorded by
Collections
- RWPurdie Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Asterella drummondii 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