Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
World, Pandemic
Western United States, Canada
Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
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Number of Varieties
35
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-154-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
7-1
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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Lime Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
-
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
-
Needs watering once a week
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Marchantia polymorpha
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Common Name
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
In Hindi
marchantia
Whitebark Pine
In German
marchantia
Whitebark Pine
In French
marchantia
Pin à écorce blanche
In Spanish
Marchantia
Whitebark pino
In Greek
Marchantia
Whitebark Pine
In Portuguese
Marchantia
Whitebark Pine
In Polish
Marchantia
Whitebark Pine
In Latin
Squalus
Pinus albicaulis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Hepaticophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Hepaticopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Marchantiales
Pinales
Family
Marchantiaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Marchantia
Pinus
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Marchantioideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
255
1
27800
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