Liverworts Use The Rain To Make Their Clones

"Correction: 03:09 Leafy liverworts are estimated to make up the majority of the diversity of liverwort species."
"Correction: 05:08 Not all thalloid liverworts have gemma cups, and there are leafy liverworts that use gemmae for reproduction as well."

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An ambiguously long time ago, there was this theory of medicine. An idea that if you came across a plant that looked like a body part, that meant it was meant to treat ailments that targeted said part. And this put a lot of pressure on liverwort, simply because it resembled the liver.

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