floating crystalwort vs greyish crystalwort

Riccia fluitans compared with Riccia sorocarpa

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while greyish crystalwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	greyish crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order same	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family same	Ricciaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus same	Riccia	Riccia
Species	Riccia fluitans	Riccia sorocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

floating crystalwort and greyish crystalwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Riccia.

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

greyish crystalwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	greyish crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

greyish crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States