Simple plants aren't always easy: Revision of the liverwort Radula buccinifera complex
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 10:01
in Biology & Nature
Simple plants aren't always easy, proves the Radula buccinifera complex, formed of "primitive," small, moss-like plants called liverwort. Molecular and morphological evidence show that what was thought to be one species of leafy liverwort from Australia and New Zealand is in fact eight different species, and five of these are new to science.