Kebnat
MOSSES

Common Liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha

Mosses
Native
Common Liverwort, photo 1 of 5
Common Liverwort, photo 2 of 5
Common Liverwort, photo 3 of 5
10 cmLength

Liverwort 10 cm long. Grows near water and in marshes.

There are 263 observations of Common Liverwort in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montréal and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June, July and September and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale52
  2. Montréal37
  3. Nord-du-Québec26
  4. Outaouais23
  5. Estrie19
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches16
  7. Montérégie16
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  9. Côte-Nord14
  10. Laurentides12
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  13. Lanaudière5
  14. Laval4
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  16. Mauricie3
  17. Centre-du-Québec2

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgepeupleloup
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

Similar species

Cat-tonque liverwortConocephalum salebrosum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata
TOXIC
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Hemisphaeric LiverwortReboulia hemisphaerica
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Fringed HeartwortRicciocarpos natans
Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana
Hyaline LiverwortClevea hyalina
Endive PelliaApopellia endiviifolia
Cavernous CrystalwortRiccia cavernosa