Description
Common liverwort is a perennial, herbaceous plant or a dwarf or semi-shrub. It reaches growing heights of 15 to 60 centimeters. The leaves are cordate, pitted reticulate and downy. The leaf margin is notched or wavy. The narrowly lanceolate bracts are acuminate, toothed only at the tip, and glandular-hairy. The flower heads are short stalked.