Gemma cups are protective in function

Gemma Cups of the Liverwort Marchantia gemmae cups IT was noticed that gemma-cups in the New Zealand liverwort Marchantia berteroana L and L were not produced when the pots were gemmae cups They bear gemmae cups for asexual reproduction on their upper surfaces Credit: Chris Marble Roots Although liverworts do not have true roots (containing

gemma cups Gemmae are green multicellular asexual buds, which develop in small receptacles called gemma cups located on the thalli Gemmae become detached from the