Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort
Lunularia cruciata, Crescent-cup Liverwort. The only British Liverwort with gemmae in crescent shaped cups. Often grows around path, farms and houses in damp, shady places. Gemmae are young liverworts that can be distributed by rain-water. The main body of the plant is a flattish, leaf-less green thallus.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Lunularia cruciata, Crescent-cup Liverwort. Thallus with cups. Path near Railway Station, Redmire. December.
Slide 2: Lunularia cruciata, Crescent-cup Liverwort. Cup with gemmae. Collected from path near Railway Station, Redmire. December.
Slide 3: Lunularia cruciata, Crescent-cup Liverwort. Cup with gemmae. Collected from path near Railway Station, Redmire. December.
Slide 4: Lunularia cruciata, Crescent-cup Liverwort. Habitat. Shady path, under bushes, near Railway Station, Redmire. December.