Riccia beyrichiana Hampe ex Lehm.
(Purple Crystalwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRiccia beyrichiana (Purple Crystalwort)
GenusRiccia (a genus of thallose liverworts)
FamilyRICCIACEAE (a family of thallose liverworts)
OrderMARCHANTIALES (an order of thallose liverworts)
SubclassMARCHANTIIDAE (thallose liverworts)
ClassMARCHANTIOPSIDA (thallose liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Riccia beyrichiana (Purple Crystalwort) :
1: Riccia beyrichiana (Purple Crystalwort)
15 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 50° 0’ N, 5° 20’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
on thin layer soil on rock, with Riccia crozalsii
Image 1: Rosettes - in situ - close-upImage 2: Rosettes - in situ - close-up (2)Image 3: Rosettes - in situ - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Thallus - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Thallus - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Thallus - young - side view - magnifiedImage 7: Thallus - young - top surface - magnifiedImage 8: Thallus - young - under surface - magnifiedImage 9: Thallus - TS - magnifiedImage 10: Thallus - TS - portion - microscope low magnificationImage 11: Thallus - young - partial TS - microscope low magnification

Riccia beyrichiana (Purple Crystalwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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