Bryophyte Evolutionary Genetics
A collection stuff on bryophytes, evolution, and genetics
2024 has been a great year for the common liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) in Edinburgh. It is almost everywhere you look. I started collecting M. polymorpha in 2021. During the subsequent years, I realised that the species was harder to find during the summer months. This year, at the beginning of September, it is abundant in … Continue reading A Marchantia year – Urban liverworts in Edinburgh
In my last post on growing bryophytes in takeaway boxes, I said that my bryo cultures are not axenic monocultures. A good example is my tub of Mnium hornum, shown in the photo above, which has turned into little ecosystem. Last summer, I collected a small clump of M. hornum from the base of a … Continue reading Bryo-eating mites?
Recently I started growing bryophytes at home! I thought it would be a fun project and that it will provide me with material to play around with. Apart from the joy of growing something, there are several other good reasons for cultivating bryophytes. The cultivation of a species allows you to observe its development. Being … Continue reading Bryo cultivation – First attempts
Bryophyte Evolutionary Genetics 