Riccia glauca

(Riccia glauca)

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Description

R. glauca is typically found in stubble fields, sometimes with R. sorocarpa and R. subbifurca, both on acidic and calcareous substrates. It also grows on disturbed soil in a variety of habitats, including coastal cliff tops, mud by lakes and reservoirs, river banks, quarries, gardens, fields of vegetables and bulbs, footpaths and tracks in woodland.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Hepaticophyta
Class: Marchantiopsida
Order:Marchantiales
Family:Ricciaceae
Genus:Riccia
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