Riccardia furtiva
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| Riccardia furtiva | |
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| Type specimen from the collections of Te Papa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Metzgeriales |
| Family: | Aneuraceae |
| Genus: | Riccardia |
| Species: | R. furtiva |
| Binomial name | |
| Riccardia furtiva E.A.Br. & Braggins | |
Riccardia furtiva is a species of liverwort in the family Aneuraceae. The species was first identified by Elizabeth Brown and John E. Braggins in 1989.[1] R. furtiva is found in Australia and New Zealand, and is an epiphyte, growing on the base of other bryophyte species in shaded peaty areas.
The specific epithet furtiva refers to how the species is often hidden among other bryophytes and easy to overlook.[2]