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Texas Balloonwort

Sphaerocarpos texanus

Texas Balloonwort is a small, unique plant that grows in wet areas. It has round, balloon-like structures that can float on water, making it look like little balloons in nature!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Texas Balloonwort is a tiny, bright green liverwort that forms small, circular rosettes or mats on the ground. Its most distinctive feature is the numerous balloon-like, spherical structures, called involucres, which house its reproductive parts, giving it a bubbly appearance unlike typical mosses.

ReichPlantaeStammMarchantiophytaKlasseMarchantiopsidaOrdnungSphaerocarpalesFamilieSphaerocarpaceaeGattungSphaerocarpos
Texas Balloonwort
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Texas Balloonwort

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Despite its name, Texas Balloonwort isn't a flower; it's a primitive liverwort!

Named for its unique balloon-like spore cases after its initial discovery!

This tiny plant needs just a water film to reproduce!

You'll need a magnifying glass to appreciate this plant's tiny, intricate beauty!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Water Reproduction

Texas Balloonwort quickly completes its life cycle, thriving in temporary wet environments before they dry out.

Fähigkeit

Quick Bloomer

Texas Balloonwort quickly completes its life cycle, thriving in temporary wet environments before they dry out.

Fähigkeit

Spore Shield

Texas Balloonwort has balloon-like structures that shield its delicate spores, helping them survive until conditions are right.

Maße und Details

Höhe
0.5-2 cm
Ausbreitung
1-5 cm
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Water

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

White Springtail

Folsomia candida

Tiny springtails graze on microbial films and detritus near the plant.

symbiotic with

Colonial Cyanobacterium

Nostoc commune

Often coexists, contributing to nutrient cycling in its wet microhabitat.

depends on

Common Pin Mold

Mucor mucedo

Common soil mold decomposes decaying plant material around the liverwort.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Was ist der/die/das höhe von Texas Balloonwort?

0.5-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Texas Balloonwort?

1-5 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Texas Balloonwort?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Texas Balloonwort?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Texas Balloonwort?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Texas Balloonwort?

Water

Wo findet man Texas Balloonwort normalerweise?

Wetlands

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