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Floating Crystalwort
Riccia fluitans
cosmopolitan liverwort found in and around temperate and tropical rivers, ponds, creeks, etc. it is naturally a floating plant, but can be grown emerged and submerged attached to rocks and wood.
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At a glance
- Plant type
- moss
- Size
- micro <4cm
- Light
- Indirect
- Humidity
- 90%–100%
Native context
Where it belongs
- Countries
- Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
- Ecosystems
- Boreal forest (Taiga), Cloud forest, Rainforest, Temperate rainforest, Tundra / Alpine, Wet forest
- Elevation
- Lowland (0–500 m), Submontane (500–1,000 m), Montane (1,000–2,000 m), Subalpine (2,000–3,000 m)
- Flowering
- Non-flowering
About this plant
cosmopolitan liverwort found in and around temperate and tropical rivers, ponds, creeks, etc. it is naturally a floating plant, but can be grown emerged and submerged attached to rocks and wood.
Stable BJURNY record: tx_4ab19152d00f44a084c0