Leafy liverwort (Liverworts)
Leafy liverworts have gametophytic shoots with two or three rows of veinless leaves. The sporophytes are non-photosynthetic and grow upwards, mainly by cell expansion. P. platyphylla is extremely tolerant of drought and, like other liverworts, contains membrane-bound oil bodies.
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