Marchantia+Polymorpha

=**Marchantia Polymorpha**=
 * Common Name-Liverwort**



Kingdom - Plantae Phylum - Hepatophyta Class - Hepatopsida Order - Marchantiales Family - Marchantiaceae Genus - Marchantia Species - Marchantia Polymorpha

Marchantia Polymorpha plants, or liverworts, are found throughout the entire world, but mostly in tropical areas. They grow in moist areas. The common name, liverwort, came to be because of their look of a "lobed liver," (brittanica). The liverwort plant has eukaryotic cells and it reproduces through asexual reproduction. This plant is a heterotroph. The liverwort can be in danger when it overgrows in a certain area and smothers it. The genus "marchantia," includes plants that are flat, branching, ribbon shaped plants. There are an estimated 8,500 species of liverworts. They range from 0.15mm to 2.5cm in width, & 2mm to 25cm in length.

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