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Floating liverwort

Ricciocarpos natans

Plants of Ricciocarpos natans have two very different forms, depending on the conditions under which the plant grows. One form develops in plants that grow on land (terrestrial), and another form develops when plants grow floating in the water (aquatic). The terrestrial form develops into rosettes 2.5 to 3.5 cm across, of short and narrow branches having almost parallel sides. The more usual form is aquatic, and develops as broader, heart-shaped thallus with fewer branchings and long slender purple scales hanging from the underside.

Key Facts About Floating liverwort

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Attributes of Floating liverwort

Lifespan

Perennial

Plant Type

Moss

Leaf type

Semi-evergreen

Scientific Classification of Floating liverwort

Phylum

Hepatics

Class

Complex thalloid liverworts

Order

Family

Genus

Species

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Ricciocarpos natans

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