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Tamarisk Scalewort

Frullania tamarisci

Tamarisk Scalewort
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0

Frullania tamarisci is a small epiphytic liverwort (a non-flowering bryophyte) found worldwide, usually growing on tree bark and rocks in humid places. It is not a houseplant and is not grown in gardens.

Family
Frullaniaceae (Frullani family)
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Naturally kept moist by humid air and rain; it dries out in bright, dry conditions.
Soil
Does not grow in soil; attaches to bark, rock or other surfaces.

About

Frullania tamarisci is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Frullaniaceae.

It has cosmopolitan distribution.

Other Frullania plants

Asa Gray's Scalewort · Frullania colliculosa · Dilated Scalewort · New York Scalewort · Frullania hattorii · Frullania hodgsoniae · Frullania intermedia · Hanging Millipede Liverwort · Frullania polysticta · Frullania truncatistyla · Spirits Bay liverwort · Scaleworts

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Frullania tamarisci by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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