Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Tree
Origin
World, Pandemic
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Not Avaialble
Number of Varieties
3100
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40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-155-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-5
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
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm910.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Rose
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Lime Green
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
-
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
-
Needs watering once a week
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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Scale Insects, Snails
Allergy
-
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Odontalgic, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
Marchantia polymorpha
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
Common Name
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
In Hindi
marchantia
मैगनोलिया
In German
marchantia
Umbrella Tree
In French
marchantia
Umbrella Tree
In Spanish
Marchantia
Árbol de paraguas
In Greek
Marchantia
Umbrella Tree
In Portuguese
Marchantia
Árvore de guarda-chuva
In Polish
Marchantia
Umbrella Tree
In Latin
Squalus
O lignum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Hepaticophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Hepaticopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Marchantiales
Magnoliales
Family
Marchantiaceae
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Marchantia
Magnolia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Marchantioideae
Magnolioideae
Number of Species
253
1
27800
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