Marchantia polymorpha L.
(Common Liverwort)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Marchantia polymorpha form inundata
a liverwort
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 		Form 9 images
Marchantia polymorpha ssp polymorpha
a liverwort
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 		Subspecies 1 images
Marchantia polymorpha ssp ruderalis
a liverwort
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 		Subspecies 6 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMarchantia polymorpha (Common Liverwort)
FamilyMARCHANTIACEAE (a family of thallose liverworts)
OrderMARCHANTIALES (an order of thallose liverworts)
SubclassMARCHANTIIDAE (thallose liverworts)
ClassMARCHANTIOPSIDA (thallose liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Marchantia polymorpha (Common Liverwort) :
1: Marchantia polymorpha (Common Liverwort)
5 Jul 1977 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Antheridia - close-up
2: Marchantia polymorpha (Common Liverwort)
13 Jan 1976 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Gemmae - magnified
3: Marchantia polymorpha (Common Liverwort)
7 Jun 1969 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Ripe sporophytes - side view - close-up
4: Marchantia polymorpha (Common Liverwort)
4 May 1969 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
on dumped chalky clay
Image 1: In situImage 2: Antheridia - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Gemmae cups - close-up - enlarged

Marchantia polymorpha (Common Liverwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Marchantia polymorpha (Common Liverwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Marchantia polymorpha (Common Liverwort)
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