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Liverwort thallus shape

This feature concerns the general shape of the Liverwort plant body (thallusthallus:
(n) a photosynthetic plant body that is not (or apparently not) differentiated into stems, roots, and leaves
), which is not differentiated into leaves, stems, and roots. Liverworts (class Hepaticae, order Bryophyta) are nonvascular plants related to hornworts and mosses.

narrow, with regular dichotomous divisions  
narrow, with regular dichotomous divisions
flat with round pinna  
flat with round pinna
short and thick, with single dichotomous division  
short and thick, with single dichotomous division
elongate, feather-like to bushy  
elongate, feather-like to bushy
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