Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
World, Pandemic
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Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
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Number of Varieties
360
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-3
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
21,22
Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Lime Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
-
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
-
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Marchantia polymorpha
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
marchantia
Ranunculus
In German
marchantia
Ranunkel
In French
marchantia
Ranunculus
In Spanish
Marchantia
ranúnculo
In Greek
Marchantia
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
Marchantia
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Marchantia
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Squalus
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Hepaticophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Hepaticopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Marchantiales
Ranunculales
Family
Marchantiaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Marchantia
Ranunculus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Marchantioideae
Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
25600
1
27800
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