Marchantia polymorpha

Marchantia polymorpha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Marchantiopsida
Order: Marchantiales
Family: Marchantiaceae
Genus: Marchantia
Species:
M. polymorpha
Binomial name
Marchantia polymorpha
Synonyms

Marchantia alpestris
Marchantia aquatica

Marchantia polymorpha is a species of large thalloid liverwort in the class Marchantiopsida.[1] M. polymorpha is highly variable in appearance and contains several subspecies.[2] This species is dioicous, having separate male and female plants.[2] M. polymorpha has a wide distribution and is found worldwide.[3] Common names include common liverwort or umbrella liverwort.[2]

  1. ^ "Marchantia polymorpha | Introduction to Bryophytes". Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Equihua-1987 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Marchantia polymorpha. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/bryophyte/marpol/all.html [2017, December 8].