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Riccia glauca (Riccia glauca)

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: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Hepaticophyta

        • Class: Marchantiopsida

          • Order: Marchantiales

            • Family: Ricciaceae

              • Genus: Riccia