Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
World, Pandemic
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
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Number of Varieties
310
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
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USDA Hardiness Zone
1-158-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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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
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Habit
Mat-forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Lime Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
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From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
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Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require 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
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
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Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
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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
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Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fruits
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Foundation
Botanical Name
Marchantia polymorpha
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
marchantia
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
marchantia
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
marchantia
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Marchantia
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Marchantia
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Marchantia
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Marchantia
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Squalus
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Hepaticophyta
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Class
Hepaticopsida
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Order
Marchantiales
Brassicales
Family
Marchantiaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Marchantia
Tropaeolum
Clade
-
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Marchantioideae
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Number of Species
25100
1
27800
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