Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Tree
Origin
World, Pandemic
Mexico, Central America
Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
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Number of Varieties
345
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
Hardwood forests, Lowland, Upland, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-154-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-1
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
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm910.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Lime Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
-
Budding, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
-
Do not water excessively, Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Red blotch, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Asthma, Pollen, Rhinitis, Rhinoconjunctivitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Aphrodisiac, Astringent, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Repellent, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
Marchantia polymorpha
FRAXINUS americana
Common Name
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
White Ash
In Hindi
marchantia
FRAXINUS americana
In German
marchantia
Fraxinus americana
In French
marchantia
Fraxinus americana
In Spanish
Marchantia
Fraxinus americana
In Greek
Marchantia
Fraxinus americana
In Portuguese
Marchantia
Fraxinus americana
In Polish
Marchantia
jesion amerykański
In Latin
Squalus
Fraxinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Hepaticophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Hepaticopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Marchantiales
Lamiales
Family
Marchantiaceae
Oleaceae
Genus
Marchantia
Fraxinus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Marchantioideae
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Number of Species
2560
1
27800
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