Description
The Floating Crystalwort is an unusual and rare, small floating plant, closely related to the Riccia genus. It has an almost worldwide distribution, from the tropics to cool northern regions, but is not really frequent in the nature. It grows floating as well as terrestrial on moist bottom. Ricciocarpos natans is rarely kept in aquaria and hardly available in the trade. The floating thalli are heart-shaped to half-round, fan-shaped, with dark, long scales on the underside resembling roots. Ricciocarpos propagates by bifurcation and falling apart of the branches. Terrestrial thalli are rosette-like and considerably broader than the floating ones.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Rare, small floating plant
Unique habit
Hardly available in trade
Recommendable for open tanks
Synonyms
Riccia natans L., Ricciocarpus natans
Complete Botanical Name
Ricciocárpos nátans (L.) Corda
Family
Ricciaceae
Genus
Ricciocarpos
Category
Floating Plants
Difficulty
easy
Growth
fast
Propagation
Fragmentation
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
