Asterella drummondii (A thallose liverwort)
A thallose liverwort with narrow strap-like thalli, some shown here (http://www.cpbr.gov.au/bryophyte/photos-captions/asterella-drummondii-RWP-6426.html). The upper surface of the thallus is green and there are black scales on the underside. The thalli fold in along their length in dry conditions. Here (http://www.cpbr.gov.au/bryophyte/photos-captions/asterella-drummondii-6.html) you see a colony of thalli on a dry day. Add some water, wait and then you see (http://www.cpbr.gov.au/bryophyte/photos-captions/asterella-drummondii-7.html), the same colony with but with the thalli now open. In this photo (http://www.cpbr.gov.au/bryophyte/photos-captions/asterella-drummondii-8.html) you see the complex structure that grows up from the thallus and holds the spore capsules. One spore capsule is held within each group of slightly bowing white straps. This photo (http://www.cpbr.gov.au/bryophyte/photos-captions/asterella-drummondii-146.html) shows two spores.
Asterella drummondii is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast
Species information
- Asterella drummondii Scientific name
- A thallose liverwort Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 827.99m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
Location information
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Maps
Aranda Bushland Bicentennial Park Black Mountain Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11) Boro Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill Bullen Range Crace Grasslands Dryandra St Woodland Dunlop Grasslands Flea Bog Flat, Bruce Ginninderry Conservation Corridor Gossan Hill Goulburn Mulwaree Council Lake Ginninderra Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T. Molonglo Gorge Monga National Park Mongarlowe River Mount Ainslie Mount Majura Mount Mugga Mugga Mount Painter Mulanggari Grasslands Percival Hill Pine Island to Point Hut Piney Ridge Six Mile TSR Turallo Nature Reserve Umbagong District Park Wanna Wanna Nature Reserve West Goulburn Bushland Reserve -
Places
Bungonia, NSW
