Marchantia is a genus of liverworts in the family Marchantiaceae and the order Marchantiales. The genus was named by French botanist Jean Marchant after his father. LiverwortInformation – Learn About Liverwort Growing Conditions. Tonya Barnett's avatar. Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts. With Information on Native Status, Size, Life Form, Life History, Geography and Habitat. M O Hill, C D Preston Özenoğlu & Keçeli (2009) updated the liverwort and hornwort checklist for Türkiye, documenting 172 taxa and indicating their locations based on Henderson's (1961) grid system. Liverworts, also known as Radula marginata, are vibrant green, leaflike or frondose plant that grows in soil and on decaying logs. Marchantia: thalloid liverwort. Marchantia on the ground; flat leaves branching outward. Marchantia gametophyte, a prostrate (ground-hugging) thallus that bifurcates (forks) as it grows. By Mary-Jane Pilgrim, Master Gardener Umbrella liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) is a fascinating plant that often catches the eye with its unique, umbrella-like structures. Learn about the characteristics and growing conditions of liverworts, simple plants with flattened leaves. Discover where liverworts grow and how to care for them. Common liverwort is a native non vascular plant, growing on damp ground and can also attach to wood and rocks like moss, growing well around pond edges, it's habit of growing on rocks... Home FlowersButtercup familyLiverwort – info, planting, care and tips.Characteristics of liverwort. Plant. Leaves. Blossoms. Fruit. Liverwort – cultivation and care. Location. The informal term ‘bryophyte’ is a little confusing as it encompasses the Liverworts, Hornworts and Mosses; the third Phylum, Bryophyta, is now restricted to the Mosses. Marchantia polymorpha L., also known as common liverwort or umbrella liverwort, is a spore-forming plant belonging to the Marchantiaceae family. Phytochemistry of Bryophytes. Biologically Active Terpenoids and Aromatic Compounds from Liverworts. Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic are home to a variety of plants and microbes. These include lichens, mosses and liverworts, algae, kelp and microscopic organisms.
