Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Perennial
Origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas
World, Pandemic
Types
-
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Number of Varieties
33
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, Fields, meadows, Swamps, Woodlands
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-91-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
12-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
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
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Lime Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
-
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, Fertilize every year, Mulch, Nitrogen
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Apple Maggot, Fall Webworm, Red blotch, Scale
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Groundcover
Botanical Name
ARONIA arbutifolia
Marchantia polymorpha
Common Name
Red Chokeberry
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
In Hindi
लाल Chokeberry
marchantia
In German
Rote Apfelbeere
marchantia
In French
Red Chokeberry
marchantia
In Spanish
rojo Chokeberry
Marchantia
In Greek
κόκκινο Chokeberry
Marchantia
In Portuguese
Red Chokeberry
Marchantia
In Polish
Red aronii
Marchantia
In Latin
arbutifolia
Squalus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Hepaticophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Hepaticopsida
Order
Rosales
Marchantiales
Family
Rosaceae
Marchantiaceae
Genus
Aronia
Marchantia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Marchantioideae
Number of Species
2525
1
27800
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