Any one try Riccia fluitans emersed before?

[green plant]

There are so many people had Riccia fluitans in submerged form. Had anyone tried emersed form? Wonder how it will look like.

[juggler]

Not possible. Riccia is a floating plant. Moreover it has no roots to draw nutrients from the soil if planted.

Correct me if I am wrong.

[checkerboard]

Contrary to what Juggler has mentioned, I have personally witness riccia grown emerse in the wild. This is a Nature Reserve in Victoria (Australia) called the Grampians.

One can find riccia growing near the river but high above the banks. Like mosses, it is found attached to rocks and tree logs. I guess it is possible to grow them emerse, treat them like mosses in this case.

I think Sam Yick Novena has a set-up with riccia emerse in one of their paludrium.

On a side note, Grampians and Otway rainforest is a fascinating place with many types of mosses and liverwort that I have not seen before. However, do note it is a nature reserve.

[bad_boyz]

I've seen riccia grown emersed at ecoculture. It is kept damp and growing on a driftwood.

[Plantbrain]

I've seen it in Florida at near freezing temps.

Damp muddy soil.

Looks like the submersed form.
Does better in shallow water with CO2 and moderate light.

Will do okay in terrariums.

Regards,
Tom Barr

[dts_spawn]

yup. i have them emersed.

[kadios]

Even Chan from Biotope used to grow them emersed on styrofoam trays in his shop.

Cheers!