Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Perennial
Origin
South America, Argentina
World, Pandemic
Types
Perennial
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Number of Varieties
353
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-91-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Lime Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
-
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, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
-
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
Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
-
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Groundcover
Botanical Name
Ipheion uniflorum
Marchantia polymorpha
Common Name
Spring Starflower, Springstar
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
In Hindi
Spring Starflower
marchantia
In German
Frühling Borretsch
marchantia
In French
Spring Starflower
marchantia
In Spanish
primavera Flor de estrella
Marchantia
In Greek
άνοιξη starflower
Marchantia
In Portuguese
primavera Starflower
Marchantia
In Polish
Wiosna Starflower
Marchantia
In Latin
Spring Starflower
Squalus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Hepaticophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Hepaticopsida
Order
Asparagales
Marchantiales
Family
Liliaceae
Marchantiaceae
Genus
Ipheion
Marchantia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
Gilliesieae
-
Subfamily
Allioideae
Marchantioideae
Number of Species
5025
1
27800
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