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Veilworts

Metzgeria

Veilworts
Photo: Michael Becker, CC BY-SA 3.0

Metzgeria is a genus of thalloid liverworts, small non-flowering plants that form flat, ribbon-like green mats on bark, rock and soil in damp, shaded places. They are not grown as garden or houseplants, so care needs are mostly unknown.

Family
Metzgeriaceae (Metzgeri family)
Light
Shade
Water
Stays moist in its natural damp habitat; it needs constant moisture rather than periodic watering.

About

Metzgeria is a genus of thalloid liverworts in the family Metzgeriaceae.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Metzgeria 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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