Marchantia polymorpha

Common Name: 
liverwort
Scientific Name: 
Marchantia polymorpha
Family Name: 
Phylum: Hepatophyta
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by spores and vegetative thallus
Stems
not applicable, roots absent – root-like structures called rhizoids
Stems of Liverwort
Stems of Liverwort
Leaves
leaf-like structures called thalli, fleshy, dark green, dense mat-forming, no true leaves
Flowers
no flowers, spores are produced from structures called archegoniphores (female, finger-like or resembling palmtrees) and antheridiophores (male, umbrella-like), male and female on different plants