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How to Grow and Care for Ricciocarpos

Ricciocarpos is a simple aquatic plant requiring minimal maintenance. It thrives in low to medium light and prefers calm, stagnant water. Special care points include ensuring water quality is free from pollutants and maintaining water temperatures between 68-77°F (20-25°C). Avoid strong water currents to prevent damage to its delicate structure. A regular check on water cleanliness and temperature fosters healthy growth and care ease.

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Ricciocarpos

Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Annual
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun
Soil pH	6-7.5

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Types of Ricciocarpos

Floating liverwort

Plants of Ricciocarpos natans have two very different forms, depending on the conditions under which the plant grows. One form develops in plants that grow on land (terrestrial), and another form develops when plants grow floating in the water (aquatic). The terrestrial form develops into rosettes 2.5 to 3.5 cm across, of short and narrow branches having almost parallel sides. The more usual form is aquatic, and develops as broader, heart-shaped thallus with fewer branchings and long slender purple scales hanging from the underside.

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