Guide to Liverworts of Oregon: Riccia sorocarpa Bisch.
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Synonym: None.
Special Status: None.
Recognition: Green thallus with a deep groove and no cilia; spores with small reticulations on distal face.
Distribution: On soil, often in disturbed sites, often urban; low to middle elevations, more common in drier parts of the state.
Comments: The most common species of the genus in Oregon; often growing with Sphaerocarpos texanus.
Gillespie Butte, Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon, 22 February 2023.
Ferris Gulch, Jackson Co., Oregon, DHW 9186.
Left: Cave Creek, Josephine Co., Oregon. DHW m1358. Right: Spencer Butte, Lane Co., Oregon. DHW m1492
Spencer Butte, Lane Co., Oregon. Left: DHW m1492. Right: DHW m1494
Spencer Butte, Lane Co., Oregon. DHW m1494.
Spencer Butte, Lane Co., Oregon. DHW m1492.
Riccia sorocarpa. Distal aspect. NE of Nevada City, Nevada Co., California. W. Doyle 8330 (UC).
Riccia sorocarpa. Proximal aspect. NE of Nevada City, Nevada Co., California. W. Doyle 8330 (UC).
Riccia sorocarpa. Side view. NE of Nevada City, Nevada Co., California. W. Doyle 8330 (UC).