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Leptostomum macrocarpon |
Macromitrium longipes |
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Pallavicinia xiphoides (a liverwort) - the sporophyte will emerge and become longer. |
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Monoclea forsteri - although my reference book says these sporophytes are rarely seen, I've found lots of them, but they only appear over a few weeks in September. This is one liverwort where the capsule splits along one side only. That brown fluff is the spores. |
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And here's a family of sporophytes having a day out in the sun. (There's always one that goes against the flow!) |
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