Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Perennial
Origin
South America
World, Pandemic
Types
Pensacola, Argentine, Tifton 9
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Number of Varieties
23
0
40000
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Habitat
Wild
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-111-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
12-1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
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
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Lime Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Seedlings
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of 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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Proper mowing practices are necessary
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, 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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Recommended more for beef than for milk production
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Lawns and Turf
Container, Groundcover
Botanical Name
PASPALUM notatum
Marchantia polymorpha
Common Name
Bahia Grass
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
In Hindi
बाहिया घास
marchantia
In German
Bahia Grass
marchantia
In French
l'herbe de Bahia
marchantia
In Spanish
bahia hierba
Marchantia
In Greek
Bahia γρασίδι
Marchantia
In Portuguese
bahia grama
Marchantia
In Polish
Bahia trawy
Marchantia
In Latin
bahia herba
Squalus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Hepaticophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Hepaticopsida
Order
Poales
Marchantiales
Family
Poaceae
Marchantiaceae
Genus
Paspalum
Marchantia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Paspaleae
-
Subfamily
-
Marchantioideae
Number of Species
125
1
27800
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