Common liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)
Most people have at least a passing acquaintance with mosses and lichens, but what about liverworts. What is a liverwort anyway? Liverworts are a group of primitive, nonvascular plants containing only one or a few layers of cells, and tend to grow in thin, flat sheets. Liverworts are found only in moist environments due to their lack of vascular tissue (i.e., xylem and phloem) and their inability to store water. This means if you’re interested in finding one, you should…