Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Perennial
Origin
World/Pandemic
World, Pandemic
Types
Papyrus
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Wet lands
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-111-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 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
Spreading
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Brown
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Lime Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container
How to Plant?
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
-
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
-
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
-
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
-
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
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Groundcover
Botanical Name
Cyperus papyrus
Marchantia polymorpha
Common Name
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
In Hindi
dwarf papyrus
marchantia
In German
Zwerg Papyrus
marchantia
In French
papyrus nain
marchantia
In Spanish
papiro enano
Marchantia
In Greek
νάνος πάπυρο
Marchantia
In Portuguese
papiro anão
Marchantia
In Polish
krasnolud papirus
Marchantia
In Latin
P. papyrus
Squalus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Hepaticophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Hepaticopsida
Order
Poales
Marchantiales
Family
Cyperaceae
Marchantiaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Marchantia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Marchantioideae
Number of Species
70025
1
27800
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