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Pearl Pouncewort

Lejeunea patens

Lejeunea patens is a tiny leafy liverwort, a non-flowering moss-like plant that grows in tight mats on damp rock faces and tree bark in wet temperate areas. It is not grown as a garden or houseplant, so care depends on keeping its natural cool, humid, shaded conditions.

Family
Lejeuneaceae (Lejeune family)
Light
Shade, Part shade
Water
Keep constantly moist; it depends on frequent rain or mist.
Soil
Does not root in soil; grows on rock, bark or other moist surfaces.
Temperature
Cool to mild temperatures, roughly 5–18 °C; avoids hot, dry conditions.
How easy
Hard

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Lejeunea patens is a small leafy liverwort in the family Lejeuneaceae. It is found in the northern hemisphere. It grows on wet rock faces in temperate rainforests and other areas of high rainfall.

Other Lejeunea plants

Micheli's Least Pouncewort · Lejeunea drehwaldii · Lejeunea hodgsoniana · Atlantic lejeunea · Lejeunea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lejeunea patens 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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