Gemmae Cups, Liverwort, Marchantia Wood Print by Ed Reschke

Gemmae Cups, Liverwort, Marchantia Wood Print by Ed Reschke gemmae cups Lunularia cruciata grows large, dichotomously branched green thalli with crescent shaped gemma cups containing disc like gemmae This is a unique gemmae cups Gemmae cups contain small asexual propagules that will splash when hit with irrigation or rain drops It has been determined that the propagules can splash

gemmae cups Gemma cups are small cupules present on the dorsal surface of the thallus in the midrib region These gemma cups gives rise to asexual

gemma cups A small receptacle or cup on upper surface of bryophytes in which gemmae are produced from which they are splashed out of and dispersed by rain drops  Home > Prepared Microscope Slides > Plant Life Histories > Marchantia Life History Gemmae cups antheridia archegonia and sporophyte QS