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    • Anthocerotophyta
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    • hornworts

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Recent Observations

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What

hornworts Phylum Anthocerotophyta

Observer

kueda

Date

Mar 12, 2011 12:42 PM PST

Description

Same mystery one I saw in Marin a few weeks ago. It seems to have the tuber-like base to the sporophyte like (I'm told) Phaoceros is supposed to have, but it's definitely way different than the ones without frilly leaves like this.

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Observer

kueda

Date

Mar 5, 2011 11:37 AM PST

Description

Tuber-like sporophyte

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What

hornworts Phylum Anthocerotophyta

Observer

kueda

Date

Jan 29, 2011 11:35 AM PST

Description

I believe this is a hornwort, though I didn't see any horns. I haven't seen a divaricate hornwort like this, so maybe I'll be able to narrow down the ID a little...

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Description from Wikipedia

Hornworts are a group of bryophytes, or non-vascular plants, comprising the division Anthocerotophyta. The common name refers to the elongated horn-like structure, which is the sporophyte. The flattened, green plant body of a hornwort is the gametophyte plant.

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