GuerricHacheThis is Tetraphis pellucida, a small little moss that's part of a relatively small branch of the moss evolutionary tree. These cup-shaped structures are full of gemmae, which are vegetative bits that can be flung off and grow into new mosses elsewhere, allowing the moss to reproduce asexually. It can also reproduce sexually, though; lots of options!
GuerricHache This is Tetraphis pellucida, a small little moss that's part of a relatively small branch of the moss evolutionary tree. These cup-shaped structures are full of gemmae, which are vegetative bits that can be flung off and grow into new mosses elsewhere, allowing the moss to reproduce asexually. It can also reproduce sexually, though; lots of options!
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