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Fairy Cups
Sycamore ball with liverwort and Fairy Cup Lichen
Forest floor micro-landscape - Late winter along Ogden Creek in Madison County, AR.
Mosses, liverworts and lichens provide a touch of green even in the depths of winter. Liverworts are perhaps the simplest of true plants; one of the first signs that winter is about to relinquish her grasp is when they begin to show fresh green growth.
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