Riccardia chamedryfolia (With.) Grolle is a plant in the Aneuraceae family, order Metzgeriales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Riccardia chamedryfolia (With.) Grolle

Riccardia chamedryfolia (With.) Grolle

Riccardia chamedryfolia (jagged germanderwort) is a liverwort widely used as an ornamental aquarium plant native to southeastern Asia.

Family
Genus
Riccardia
Order
Metzgeriales
Class
Jungermanniopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Riccardia chamedryfolia (With.) Grolle

Riccardia chamedryfolia, commonly called jagged germanderwort, is a species of liverwort. This terrestrial plant has been adapted by aquarists as an ornamental for the freshwater planted aquarium hobby. It is also known as Mini Pellia or Coral Pellia, because its submerged growth resembles coral. It is native to damp forests of southeastern Asia, but is now widely distributed across the globe.

Photo: (c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John D Reynolds · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Marchantiophyta Jungermanniopsida Metzgeriales Aneuraceae Riccardia

More from Aneuraceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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