Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
World, Pandemic
Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Number of Varieties
1003
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99991-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
12-1
Sunset Zone
-
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Lime Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
-
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
-
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
-
Fertilizers
Less fertilizing
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
-
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Groundcover
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
Marchantia polymorpha
Common Name
Celery
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
In Hindi
अजवायन
marchantia
In German
Sellerie
marchantia
In French
Céleri
marchantia
In Spanish
Apio
Marchantia
In Greek
Σέλινο
Marchantia
In Portuguese
Aipo
Marchantia
In Polish
Seler
Marchantia
In Latin
apium
Squalus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Hepaticophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Hepaticopsida
Order
Apiales
Marchantiales
Family
Apiaceae
Marchantiaceae
Genus
Apium
Marchantia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Apieae
-
Subfamily
Apioideae
Marchantioideae
Number of Species
125
1
27800
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