Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Shrub
Origin
World, Pandemic
China
Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
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Number of Varieties
32
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
Hills, Lower slopes, open Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-154-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-1
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
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Mat-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Brown, Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Lime Green
Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
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Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
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Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
-
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Red blotch, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
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Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark, Stem
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used as firewood, Used for woodware, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Marchantia polymorpha
EUONYMUS phellomanus
Common Name
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
Cork Oak
In Hindi
marchantia
कॉर्क ट्री
In German
marchantia
Cork Tree
In French
marchantia
Arbre de Cork
In Spanish
Marchantia
Árbol de corcho
In Greek
Marchantia
Cork Tree
In Portuguese
Marchantia
Cork Tree
In Polish
Marchantia
Cork Tree
In Latin
Squalus
Cork ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Hepaticophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Hepaticopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Marchantiales
Fagales
Family
Marchantiaceae
Celastraceae
Genus
Marchantia
Quercus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Mirini
Subfamily
Marchantioideae
Mirinae
Number of Species
2550
1
27800
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