Plagiochasma rupestre
A liverwort at Majura, ACT
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| Plagiochasma rupestre | Heino1 | 13 Jul 2021 | |
| Unverified | JaneR | 9 Jul 2021 |
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User's notes
liverwort, with structures
4 comments
13 Jul 2021
Very nice to see this. The second record for the ACT - and a long way from the other location.
13 Jul 2021
how exciting !
Can you explain what the structure are ?
and why this photo looks so very different from the other record (I would have thought completely different species)
Can you explain what the structure are ?
and why this photo looks so very different from the other record (I would have thought completely different species)
14 Jul 2021
Here (https://www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/photos-captions/plagiochasma-rupestre-03.html) you see another colony of this liverwort. Along the long central axis of each strap-like thallus you can see a few larger, whitish dots. These are clusters of protective scales over the areas that will develop into female or male receptacles - sperm being produced within the male and eggs within the female. Here (https://www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/photos-captions/plagiochasma-rupestre-01.html) is a closer view of one thallus and here (https://www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/photos-captions/plagiochasma-rupestre-02.html) you can see some slightly raised and knobbly receptacles. Once fertilized the eggs will develop into spore capsules, the capsules held within complex structures. In your sighting the large and brighter green spore capsule structures are already well on the way - not the case in the other sighting.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.160903-35.263394
- Altitude 695.9m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 9 Jul 2021 03:04 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
Collections
- Lichens; Mosses & other Bryophytes Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts JaneR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Plagiochasma rupestre
Species information
- Plagiochasma rupestre Scientific name
- A liverwort Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 695.93m to 824.1m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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