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Phyllothallia nivicola

Phyllothallia nivicola
Photo: Odontites, CC BY-SA 3.0

Phyllothallia nivicola is a small thalloid liverwort, a non-flowering bryophyte, endemic to New Zealand and grown only in specialist collections. It is a wild moss-like plant of cool, damp, shaded rock and soil rather than a garden or houseplant.

Family
Phyllothalliaceae (Phyllothalli family)
Light
Shade, Part shade
Water
Keep the substrate consistently moist and misted, never waterlogged.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich substrate or bare rock and soil, as in its natural habitat.
Temperature
Cool, mild conditions; protect from heat and drying out.
How easy
Hard

About

Phyllothallia nivicola is a species of liverwort of the family Phyllothalliaceae endemic to New Zealand. It was described by Amy Hodgson.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllothallia nivicola 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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