Female receptacles. Wood Canyon, Orange County, CA. 1/8/11. © Peter J. Bryant

California Asterella

Asterella californica

Marchantiales: Aytoniaceae

The only dioecious species in the Bryophyte Flora of North America

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Female receptacles. Wood Canyon, Orange County, CA. 1/8/11. © Peter J. Bryant

Male plants with elongate or forked antheridial receptacles. Wood Canyon, Orange County, CA. 1/7/11. © Peter J. Bryant. Contact for originals

Male plants with elongate or forked antheridial receptacles. Wood Canyon, Orange County, CA. 1/7/11. © Peter J. Bryant

Male plants with elongate or forked antheridial receptacles. Wood Canyon, Orange County, CA. 1/7/11. © Peter J. Bryant

Female receptacles. Fisherman's Camp, San Mateo Creek, Cleveland National Forest, CA. 4/4/11. © Peter J. Bryant

Female receptacles. Fisherman's Camp, San Mateo Creek, Cleveland National Forest, CA. 4/4/11. © Peter J. Bryant

Female receptacles. Fisherman's Camp, San Mateo Creek, Cleveland National Forest, CA. 4/4/11. © Peter J. Bryant

Female receptacles. Bommer Canyon, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 3-7-10. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Female receptacles. Bommer Canyon, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 3-7-10. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Female receptacles. Big Bend, Laguna Cyn, 2-16-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Male plants with elongate or forked antheridial receptacles. Wood Cyn, Mathis Cyn., 1-7-11. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Male plants with elongate or forked antheridial receptacles. Santiago Cyn., cliffs S of Tucker, 12-15-11. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Male plants with elongate or forked antheridial receptacles. Big Bend, Laguna Cyn, 2-16-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.