Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Perennial
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
World, Pandemic
Types
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Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Number of Varieties
403
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99991-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-1
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
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Lime Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
-
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
-
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Dry
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
-
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
-
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
-
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
-
Allergy
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Container, Groundcover
Botanical Name
LAMIUM amplexicaule
Marchantia polymorpha
Common Name
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
In Hindi
henbit deadnettle
marchantia
In German
henbit deadnettle
marchantia
In French
henbit deadnettle
marchantia
In Spanish
deadnettle henbit
Marchantia
In Greek
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
Marchantia
In Portuguese
henbit deadnettle
Marchantia
In Polish
Henbit jasnota
Marchantia
In Latin
henbit deadnettle
Squalus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Hepaticophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Hepaticopsida
Order
Lamiales
Marchantiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Marchantiaceae
Genus
Lamium
Marchantia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Marchantioideae
Number of Species
2625
1
27800
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