Description
Riccardia species are delicate, dark to medium green liverworts, clinging to wood or rock with their rhizoids, where they form compact cushions or lawn-like populations. They are called "Coral moss" or "Mini Pellia" in the aquarium hobby due to their dense ramification.
There are at least three different Riccardia types in the aquarium hobby, labeled in the trade i. a. Riccardia chamedryfolia and R. graeffeis. However the correctness of their identification is not yet proven. Therefore we use the name Riccardia sp. "chamedryfolia" for the type that is labeled R. chamedryfola in trade. It develops quite firm, narrow, rather ascending branches that are more or less pinnately ramified.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Forms compact yet delicate cushions
Attaches itself to the hardscape
Very popular in aquascaping
Family
Aneuraceae
Genus
Riccardia
Category
Foreground
Difficulty
easy
Growth
slow
Carbon Dioxide
need
pH Value
5-7
Temperature Tolerance
18-28℃
Carbonate Hardness
0-14 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
