Have you ever heard of bryophytes? 🧪
Usually known as mosses, these minute wonders are involved in everything from soil formation to flash flood prevention 🌍
One Malagasy scientist, Dr Lova Marline, has made it her mission to raise appreciation for our mossy friends 👇
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A glimpse into the past 😉
A closer look at a capsule from an 85 year old specimen perfectly preserved.

Collector: G Harley
Year: 1940
Country: Liberia

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