Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Riccia crystallina Linnaeus

Family: Ricciaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Ricciella crystallina (L.) Warnst.

Riccia crystallina is a complex thallous liverwort that makes rosettes. It has a microscopically spongy or Swiss-cheesy appearance to the thallus.

Many thanks to the University of Colorado Herbarium (COLO), Erin Tripp, and Dina Clark for permitting us to photograph this collection!

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Riccia crystallina, photomicrograph of habit, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Modoc County, on muddy soil at stock tank near Shaws Ranch N of Lookout, October 16, 1976; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, March 21, 2023



Riccia crystallina, photomicrograph of thallus, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Modoc County, on muddy soil at stock tank near Shaws Ranch N of Lookout, October 16, 1976; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, March 21, 2023



Riccia crystallina, photomicrograph of habit, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Modoc County, on muddy soil at stock tank near Shaws Ranch N of Lookout, October 16, 1976; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, March 21, 2023



Riccia crystallina, photomicrograph of thallus, collection and ID by D.H. Norris, California, Modoc County, on muddy soil at stock tank near Shaws Ranch N of Lookout, October 16, 1976; photos by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, March 21, 2023


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