Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
North America, North-Central United States, Western United States, Canada
World, Pandemic
Types
Larix laricina, American Larch, Hackmatack
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Number of Varieties
303
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, gardens, Open areas
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-41-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
5-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a
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
Pyramidal
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green
Lime Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Blue Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Seedlings
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
-
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, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Birds, Red blotch
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, 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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Birds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils, Cold, Frostbite, hemorrhoids
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Groundcover
Botanical Name
LARIX laricina
Marchantia polymorpha
Common Name
Tamarack
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
In Hindi
टैमेरैक
marchantia
In German
tamarack
marchantia
In French
tamarack
marchantia
In Spanish
tamarack
Marchantia
In Greek
Tamarack
Marchantia
In Portuguese
Tamarack
Marchantia
In Polish
Tamarack
Marchantia
In Latin
Tamarack
Squalus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Hepaticophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Hepaticopsida
Order
Pinales
Marchantiales
Family
Pinaceae
Marchantiaceae
Genus
Larix
Marchantia
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Marchantioideae
Number of Species
3525
1
27800
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