Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Perennial
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
World, Pandemic
Types
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Number of Varieties
33
0
40000
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Habitat
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-151-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-1
Sunset Zone
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
Rosette/Stemless
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Lime Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container
How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
-
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
-
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
-
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Part of Plant Used
-
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Groundcover
Botanical Name
Conophytum
Marchantia polymorpha
Common Name
knopies
cone plants
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
In Hindi
Living Stone
marchantia
In German
lebendigen Stein
marchantia
In French
Living Stone
marchantia
In Spanish
Piedra viva
Marchantia
In Greek
Living Stone
Marchantia
In Portuguese
pedra viva
Marchantia
In Polish
pedra viva
Marchantia
In Latin
vivus lapis,
Squalus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Hepaticophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Hepaticopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Marchantiales
Family
Aizoaceae
Marchantiaceae
Genus
Lithops
Marchantia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Ruschiae
-
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
Marchantioideae
Number of Species
12025
1
27800
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