Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Tree
Origin
World, Pandemic
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal
Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Rubber Plant, Rubber Fig
Number of Varieties
360
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
agricultural areas, Along Railroads, Coastal Regions, Forests, Roadsides, Scrubs, Suburban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-1510-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-10
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, H2, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Gray Green
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Lime Green
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Elliptic to oblong
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
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
-
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
-
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Prune for shortening long shoots
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
don't fertilize in winter
Pests and Diseases
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites, Yellow Leaves
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, breathing problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Latex
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Making rubber, Making tyres
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Marchantia polymorpha
FICUS elastica
Common Name
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
Rubber Plant
In Hindi
marchantia
रबड़ का पौधा
In German
marchantia
Ficus elastica
In French
marchantia
Ficus elastica
In Spanish
Marchantia
ficus
In Greek
Marchantia
ελαστικός φίκος
In Portuguese
Marchantia
fábrica de borracha
In Polish
Marchantia
gumy roślin
In Latin
Squalus
Flexilis herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Hepaticophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Hepaticopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Marchantiales
Rosales
Family
Marchantiaceae
Moraceae
Genus
Marchantia
Ficus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Ficeae
Subfamily
Marchantioideae
-
Number of Species
25800
1
27800
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