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Common Liverwort

Mosses and Liverworts

Marchantia polymorpha, commonly known as the common liverwort or umbrella liverwort, is a species of large thalloid liverwort found worldwide, highly variable in appearance and encompassing several subspecies. It is dioicous, meaning separate plants bear male and female reproductive structures rather than both together.

Facts
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Thallose liverwort forming a rosette of flattened thalli with forked branches 1
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Marchantia polymorpha 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Marchantia
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Chile, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Marchantia polymorpha
  • Lead paragraph
    Marchantia polymorpha is a species of large thalloid liverwort in the class Marchantiopsida.
  • Morphology
    It is a thallose liverwort which forms a rosette of flattened thalli with forked branches.
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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Marchantia
  • Wikidata Q992846, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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