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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
Scientific Name
Marchantia polymorpha 1
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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