Description
Monosolenium tenerum is a nice dark green liverwort from the Asian subtropics. It grows to impressive large cushions consisting of forking shoots. This liverwort was originally brought onto the market under the erroneous name Pellia endiviifolia, and it is often mixed up with Lomariopsis lienata, a fern prothallium.
Monosolenium tenerum is a beautiful, dark green liverwort originating from warm-temperate to subtropic areas of northern India, Nepal, Eastern Asia and Hawaii. There it is found on moist, shaded ground rich in nitrogen. It is quite rare in nature but can be more frequently found in settlements. This plant debuted as an aquarium moss in 2002, when it got well-known in the hobby, at first under the (false) name of Pellia endiviifolia.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Large liverwort with forking branches
Dark green in colour
Forms large cushions
Synonyms
Cyathodium tenerum Steph., Dumortieropsis liukiuensis Horikawa
Complete Botanical Name
Monosolénium ténerum Griffith
Family
Monosoleniaceae
Genus
Monosolenium
Misapplied Names
Pellia endiviifolia
Category
Mosses
Difficulty
easy
Growth
medium
Carbon Dioxide
need
pH Value
5-7
Temperature Tolerance
18-26℃
Carbonate Hardness
0-14 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
