Introductory
SPECIES: Marchantia polymorpha | Liverwort 



ABBREVIATION : 
MARPOL

SYNONYMS : 
   Marchantia aquatica (Nees) Burgeff


SCS PLANT CODE : 
NO-ENTRY


COMMON NAMES : 
   liverwort


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of this liverwort is Marchantia
polymorpha L.; it is in the class Hepaticae [16,34].  The following
varieties are recognized based on ecological and morphological
characteristics [13,14]:

    Marchantia polymorpha L. var. polymorpha
    Marchantia polymorpha L. var. aquatica Nees --often submerged with
                   the thallus erect or suberect
    Marchantia polymorpha L. var. alpestris Nees --most often in dense
                   compact patches in alpine regions with prostrate
                   thallus


LIFE FORM : 
Bryophyte

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Robin F. Matthews, May 1993.


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Marchantia polymorpha. pIn: Remainder of Citation

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