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20/04/2025 - A Sunday morning stroll to the bottle bank again (I eat a lot of jam and those jars keep building up).

It's that time of year again when one of my favourite small things start to show, Common Liverwort. It just looks like it's from a different planet.

Two close up photos - Reproductive structures known as gametophores. Male gametophores on left, female gametophores right

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Apr 20 at 10:30pmWeb
Show threadAsh O'KestaApr 20
@Spaceways This is such a lovely, underappreciated plant.
Show threadSpacewaysApr 20
@I_am_a_plant It really is. Too easy to walk by and miss it. Happy I didn't today 😃
Show threadStephanApr 20
@Spaceways
fascinating!
hope I'll find it one day.
Show threadSpacewaysApr 20
@bisamsee Built up areas like industrial estates are good for them. They love stony waste ground. They are small though and easy to miss.
Show threadStephanApr 20
@Spaceways
thank you! 🤗