Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Sedge or Rush
Origin
World, Pandemic
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia
Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus
Number of Varieties
35
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40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-156-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-6
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
H1, 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
Clump-Forming
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
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Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
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Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
woven into the covering of tatami mats
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens