Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
World, Pandemic
Europe
Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Blues F1, Chinese Express, Monument
Number of Varieties
35
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
agricultural areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
6-1
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
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
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm12.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Lime Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Cushion
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
-
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
-
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
-
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
20-20-20 amount, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Aphids, Beetles, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Flea Beetles, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bugs
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Remove blemishes, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Folate, Low calories, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
Marchantia polymorpha
BRASSICA rapa 'Little Jade'
Common Name
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
Little Jade Napa Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
In Hindi
marchantia
नापा पत्तागोभी
In German
marchantia
Chinakohl
In French
marchantia
Napa chou
In Spanish
Marchantia
Lechuga de Napa
In Greek
Marchantia
Νάπα Λάχανο
In Portuguese
Marchantia
Repolho Napa
In Polish
Marchantia
Kapusta Napa
In Latin
Squalus
Napa Brassica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Hepaticophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Hepaticopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Marchantiales
Capparales
Family
Marchantiaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Marchantia
Brassica
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Marchantioideae
-
Number of Species
251
1
27800
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