Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Tender Perennial
Origin
World, Pandemic
World/Pandemic
Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
242
Number of Varieties
3200
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
Rocky areas, Sandy areas, Swamps, Terrestrial, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-1511-14
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-7
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
H2
Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm40.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Pink, Rose, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Tan, Sandy Brown, Sienna, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Lime Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
-
Divison, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
-
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Phosphate, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Bacterial soft rot, Brown Rot, Mealybugs, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects, Mealybugs
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Marchantia polymorpha
ENCYCLIA hanburyi
Common Name
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
Encyclia, Orchid
In Hindi
marchantia
आर्किड
In German
marchantia
Orchidee
In French
marchantia
Orchidée
In Spanish
Marchantia
Orquídea
In Greek
Marchantia
εγκύκλιο
In Portuguese
Marchantia
orquídea
In Polish
Marchantia
orquídea
In Latin
Squalus
Epidendrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Hepaticophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Hepaticopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Marchantiales
Asparagales
Family
Marchantiaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Marchantia
Encyclia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Epidendreae
Subfamily
Marchantioideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
25242
1
27800
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