Scapaniaceae
Scapania undulata
Scapania undulata
Also known as Scapania dentata, Jungermannia undulata
Zones 4–9Sun Partial ShadeWater ModerateCare High
Native Plants · Liverwort · Aquatic · Bryophyte · Terrarium · Paludarium · Wetland · Moss-Like · Shade Plant · Riparian · Specialist
Pet-safe
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Scapania undulata is an aquatic liverwort that thrives in cold, clean, fast-moving streams and perpetually wet rocky substrates. It requires consistently cool, humid conditions and clean water with no drought tolerance whatsoever. Best suited for specialist terrarium or paludarium enthusiasts who can replicate its native stream habitat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Maintain constant moisture by misting or placing in a humid, wet environment · Keep consistently moist; do not allow to dry out
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
Sources: trefle
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