liverwort

• 苔类植物，属于苔藓植物门的一类小型无维管植物，常生长在潮湿环境中，形似绿色藻类或叶状苔藓。

A small, nonvascular plant belonging to the class Hepaticopsida, typically found in damp environments and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses.

1. Botanical classificationB2formalscientific

   Any of various small, nonvascular, green plants belonging to the class Marchantiophyta (formerly Hepaticopsida), typically growing in moist habitats and having a gametophyte that resembles a flattened leaf-like thallus or leafy shoots.

   苔类植物

   • Liverworts are often found along stream banks and forest floors.
   • Unlike mosses, liverworts have a simpler structure and reproduce via spores.
   • The biologist identified several species of liverwort under the microscope.
   • Collecting liverwort samples requires careful attention to damp environments.