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| Frequently found
cohabiting the same choice bit of space, liverworts, lichens and moss can
often appear confusing. Left: While there is a moss in the foreground, this photo shows (on left) one female spore of the liverwort, and one male spore (on right). Right: The white, saucer-shaped and re-tipped plants are lichens, but there is a Haircap moss in the left foreground. |
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(photo by Betty Greenacre) |
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| Juniper Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum), named for its resemblance to juniper foilage, is the commonest Haircap moss, and most cosmopolitan. The flower-like section is the sexual part (perigoneum) of the male plant. | |||||||||||||
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