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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ophiopogon japonicus   FAMILY Ruscaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ophiopogon japonicus   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Ophiopogon japonicus

(?) Flora of China

Ophiopogon japonicus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Liriope & Ophiopogon naturalized & commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010)

Ophiopogon japonicus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Ophiopogon japonicus

 

COMMON NAME:
Mondo Grass, Black Mondo, Monkeygrass


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image of Ophiopogon japonicus, Mondo Grass, Black Mondo, Monkeygrass

JK Marlow    jkm140730_192

July    Greenville County    SC

Cleveland Park

Leaves 2-4mm wide, per Overview of Liriope and Ophiopogon (Ruscaceae) naturalized and commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010).

image of Ophiopogon japonicus, Mondo Grass, Black Mondo, Monkeygrass

JK Marlow    jkm140804_302

August    Greenville County    SC

Cleveland Park

Stolons creeping, slender, per Overview of Liriope and Ophiopogon (Ruscaceae) naturalized and commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ophiopogon japonicus   FAMILY Ruscaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ophiopogon japonicus   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ophiopogon japonicus

(?) Flora of China
Ophiopogon japonicus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Liriope & Ophiopogon naturalized & commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010)
Ophiopogon japonicus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ophiopogon japonicus

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3688

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Suburban forests, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea

Waif(s)

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Basal

FLOWER:
Summer
White/ Pale violet
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
6 stamens
Ovary inferior to semi-inferior
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blue/ blue-violet

 

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