Riccia spongiosula
Liverwort at Molonglo River Reserve
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| Riccia spongiosula | MichaelBedingfield | 5 Jul 2017 | |
| Riccia spongiosula | CCargill | 23 May 2017 | |
| Riccia sp. (genus) | CCargill | 23 May 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 23 May 2017 |
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User's notes
On rocks near the Molonglo River below Coombs.
4 comments
23 May 2017
This looks to be Riccia spongiosula, but would need to confirm with a microscope! If it is not R. spongiosula then it may be R. marginata.
24 May 2017
If I were lucky enough to see these plants again, could I submit a specimen to the ANBG for verification to species?
24 May 2017
Chris Cargill, curator of the cryptogam herbarium at the ANBG and Riccia guru, tells me she'd be happy to see fresh material of that Riccia.
5 Jul 2017
ID confirmed as Riccia spongiosula by Chris Cargill on 4 July 2017, from a live specimen which I sent to her at ANBG.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.037138-35.308428
- Altitude 568.6m
- Maps Molonglo River Reserve
- Places Coombs, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 21 May 2017 06:02 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
Collections
- Lichens; Mosses & other Bryophytes Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Riccia spongiosula
Species information
- Riccia spongiosula Scientific name
- Liverwort Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 568.6m to 576.5m Recorded at altitude
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