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Leafy liverwort structure

Leafy liverwort structure

Liverworts are simple in structure. This microscope view of a leafy liverwort shows that there is little differentiation between the cells of the leaves and the stem.

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Photograph by Bill Malcolm

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Maggy Wassilieff. 'Liverworts and hornworts', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/liverworts-and-hornworts/1/2