A liverwort (non-vascular plant) that was found growing at the base of an Alaska birch near the swamp at JJ Collett natural Area, on 6 October 2013. This was the first time I had been to this natural area, way N of Calgary, near a place called Morningside.

I know nothing about Liverworts, but wouldn't mind beginning to learn about some of them. This evening, I went to an excellent, interesting, attention-keeping talk about Mosses and Liverworts, given by Peter Whitehead (who LOVES mosses and liverworts and is an Ecologist and Bryologist!), and it has got me longing to go out and find and photograph more of these fascinating, non-vascular plant species. Going out exploring with people who are specialists in this field is the best way to learn, I'm finding. ID, thanks to expert, Sandra Davis.