Liverwort keeps tiny new plants in rain-catching cups — ChillScroll

Emerald liverwort with round gemma cups and a clear raindrop splashing into one cup

Liverwort keeps tiny new plants in rain-catching cups

Some liverworts grow small cup-shaped structures filled with flat disks called gemmae. When raindrops strike the cups, the disks splash out and can grow into new liverwort plants.

Each green cup is waiting for the gentlest possible launch.

Source · Penn State Extension ↗