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Marchantia paleacea

Marchantia paleacea
Photo: Naufal Urfi Dhiyaulhaq, CC BY-SA 4.0

Marchantia paleacea is a thalloid liverwort, a flat, ribbon-like green plant that grows in damp places across North America, Europe and eastern Asia. It is mainly studied in research as a model for plant-fungal partnerships rather than grown in gardens.

Family
Marchantiaceae (Marchanti family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the thalloid mats consistently moist, as it grows in damp soil, rock crevices and streambanks.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich soil, bare clay or rock surfaces, or peaty substrate.
Temperature
Tolerates cool to temperate conditions; avoid prolonged drought.
How easy
Moderate

About

Marchantia paleacea is a species of liverwort found in North America, Europe, and eastern Asia. It has been employed as a model organism to study plant-fungal symbioses.

Other Marchantia plants

Bonfire Liverwort · Common Liverwort · Narrow Mushroom-headed Liverwort · Marchantia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Marchantia paleacea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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