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Crystalworts

Riccia

Crystalworts
Photo: Show_ryu, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Ricciaceae (Ricci family)
Water
Likes moisture

About

Riccia is a genus of liverworts in the order Marchantiales.

Where it grows

One of the more than 100 species in this genus is the "slender riccia" (Riccia fluitans), which grows on damp soil or, less commonly, floating in ponds, and is sometimes used in aquariums.

Other Riccia plants

Riccia atlantica · Channelled Crystalwort · Cavernous Crystalwort · Riccia crassifrons · Crystalwort · Violet crystalwort · Riccia sahyadrica · Least Crystalwort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Riccia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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