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Kōrero: Liverworts and hornworts

Hairy liverwort

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Hairy liverwort

Some liverworts, like this Leiomitra species, have a cover of fine hairs that helps trap water around the plant.

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University of Auckland

by John Braggins

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Maggy Wassilieff, Liverworts and hornworts – Liverworts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10686/hairy-liverwort (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.