Bryophytes - Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts
Thallose Liverwort - Marchantia sp.
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This liverwort has male and female plants, each with stalked reproductive structures (gametophytes).
The small, white dots on the surfaces are air pores
Jarman, S.J. & Fuhrer, B.A. (1995) Mosses and liverworts of rainforest in Tasmania, CSIRO Melbourne.
Moss - Hypnodendron sp.
Tasmanian species share a characteristic feature of stems with a cluster of branches at the top, making them look, like little trees poking up from the forest floor where it is usually found.
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Jarman, S.J. & Fuhrer, B.A. (1995) Mosses and liverworts of rainforest in Tasmania, CSIRO Melbourne.
Moss - Hypopterygium sp.?
The description says pale green fan-shaped shoots, with a mid-vein which may often be faint. Liverworts do not have mid-veins on the leafs. Unsure if central mid-vein here. Occuring on soil, rocks or tree buttresses.
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Jarman, S.J. & Fuhrer, B.A. (1995) Mosses and liverworts of rainforest in Tasmania, CSIRO Melbourne. (pp.40-41)
Moss - Sphagnum sp.
This Sphagnum moss is found in wet areas scattered along forest floor in amongst other bryophytes and leaf litter in the wet eucalypt forest with Myrtle Beech - Nothofagus cunninghamii.
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Jarman, S.J. & Fuhrer, B.A. (1995) Mosses and liverworts of rainforest in Tasmania, CSIRO Melbourne.