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Purple-backed Duckweed
Ricciocarpus natans
Plantae›Marchantiophyta›Marchantiopsida
Heart-shaped floating liverwort with purple undersides. Larger than common duckweed and far easier to manage. Provides excellent shade.
Keeping this species
- co2
- not required
- lighting
- medium
- placement
- floating
- difficulty
- easy
- growthRate
- fast
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