Status: Native
Synonyms:
Riccia trichocarpa Howe
Riccia crinita is fairly easy to identify because its prominent, long, hyaline cilia . The spores
are large and black. This liverwort may still be better known by its synonym Riccia trichocarpa.
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Riccia crinita, collection and pic by Radha Veach, Grant County, Gila National Forest, behind Fort Bayard historic site, August 8, 2026
Riccia crinita, macro of moist thalli, collection and pic by Radha Veach, Grant County, Gila National Forest, behind Fort Bayard historic site, August 8, 2026
Riccia crinita, macro of moist thalli, collection and pic by Radha Veach, Grant County, Gila National Forest, behind Fort Bayard historic site, August 8, 2026
Riccia crinita, photomicrograph of dry thalli with sporophytes and spores, collection by Radha Veach, Grant County, Gila National Forest, behind Fort Bayard historic site, August 8, 2026; photo by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, August 11, 2026
Riccia crinita, photomicrograph of dry thalli with sporophytes and spores, collection by Radha Veach, Grant County, Gila National Forest, behind Fort Bayard historic site, August 8, 2026; photo by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, August 11, 2026
Riccia crinita, photomicrograph of spore, collection by Radha Veach, Grant County, Gila National Forest, behind Fort Bayard historic site, August 8, 2026; photo by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, August 11, 2026
Riccia crinita, photomicrograph of spore, collection by Radha Veach, Grant County, Gila National Forest, behind Fort Bayard historic site, August 8, 2026; photo by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, August 11, 2026
Riccia crinita, photomicrograph of spore, collection by Radha Veach, Grant County, Gila National Forest, behind Fort Bayard historic site, August 8, 2026; photo by Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, August 11, 2026
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