Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
World, Pandemic
Australia
Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
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Number of Varieties
31
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-157-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-6
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
21,22
Habit
Mat-forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Lime Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container
In Water
How to Plant?
-
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
-
Keep immersed in water
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
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Frogs
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Container, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Marchantia polymorpha
MARSILEA mutica
Common Name
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
In Hindi
marchantia
Pepperwort
In German
marchantia
Pepperwort
In French
marchantia
Pepperwort
In Spanish
Marchantia
Pepperwort
In Greek
Marchantia
Pepperwort
In Portuguese
Marchantia
Pepperwort
In Polish
Marchantia
Pepperwort
In Latin
Squalus
Pepperwort
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Hepaticophyta
Charophyta
Class
Hepaticopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Marchantiales
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Family
Marchantiaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Marchantia
Marsilea
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Lapidieae
Subfamily
Marchantioideae
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Number of Species
2565
1
27800
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