Plants / Mosses
Mosses
Riccia
Riccia fluitans
A floating liverwort, also tied to stones to make bright green carpets.
Needs
Care levelModerate
LightMedium
CO₂Helps
GrowthMedium
HeightUp to 5 cm
Temperature20–27 °C
WhereFloats on top
Feeds throughLeaves, from the water
FamilyRicciaceae
Native toCosmopolitan
How to keep it
- Float it or tie it down
- Medium-high light
- Low light when tied down submersed
Sources
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- Scientific nameGBIF species match: Riccia fluitans · Flowgrow: Riccia fluitans
- FamilycorrectedGBIF species match: Riccia fluitans · Flowgrow: Riccia fluitans
- Plant typecorrectedFlowgrow: Riccia fluitans · GBIF species match: Riccia fluitans
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- LightTropica: Riccia fluitans (001TC) · Flowgrow: Riccia fluitans
- CO₂Tropica: Riccia fluitans (001TC)
- GrowthcorrectedTropica: Riccia fluitans (001TC) · Flowgrow: Riccia fluitans
- Care levelTropica: Riccia fluitans (001TC) · Flowgrow: Riccia fluitans
- HeightcorrectedTropica: Riccia fluitans (001TC)
- TemperaturecorrectedFlowgrow: Riccia fluitans
- Where to plantFlowgrow: Riccia fluitans · Tropica: Riccia fluitans (001TC)
- Water or land plantcorrectedFlowgrow: Riccia fluitans
- AboutFlowgrow: Riccia fluitans
- Care tipscorrectedTropica: Riccia fluitans (001TC) · Flowgrow: Riccia fluitans
Good with
Animals that leave it alone
