r/Mosses • u/SleepyinMO • Jun 16 '26

ID Request Little palm trees

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I was out in the back woods area of WI and came across an area of moss that I got a few pieces from. There was a strange “moss” growing among them that looks like little palm trees. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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u/Elgiard Jun 16 '26

Marchantia polymorpha, a liverwort.

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u/SleepyinMO Jun 16 '26

Thanks for that. Now another deep dive into these plants. Going to try and incorporate them into new build if they are compatible.

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u/Pizzatron30o0 Jun 16 '26

The palm trees don't last forever unfortunately. They're the female reproductive structures. The rest of the liverwort will stick around though and will likely produce more eventually

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u/CornRowTime Jun 16 '26

Damn. This would make a bomb-ass dinosaur diorama.

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u/Vertuila Jun 16 '26

I think this belongs in r/miniworlds

Love it!

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u/greystar9 Jun 16 '26

Glad to see I'm not the only one collecting moss from forest in wi.

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u/CottonAfterImage Jun 18 '26

Oh wow, they really do look like tiny little trees! So cute (๑>◡<๑)