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July 2007 at my home |
July 2007 at my home |
| Family | Ruscaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name | Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker Gawler |
| Synonyms | Anemarrhena cavaleriei H. Léveillé; Chloopsis acaulis Blume; Chloopsis caulescens Blume; Convallaria japonica L. f.; Convallaria japonica L. f. var. minor Thunberg; Flueggea anceps Rafinesque; Flueggea japonica (L. f.) Richard; Flueggea wallichiana Kunth; Mondo japonicum (L. f.) Farwell; Mondo stolonifer (H. Léveillé & Vaniot) Farwell; Ophiopogon argyi H. Léveillé; Ophiopogon chekiangensis Koiti Kimura & Migo; Ophiopogon merrillii Masamune; Ophiopogon stolonifer H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Ophiopogon umbraticola Hance; Slateria coerulea Siebold ex Miquel; Slateria japonica (L. f.) Desvaux |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) jya-no-hige (ジャノヒゲ, 蛇髭 [meaning: snake beard]) |
| (English common name) dwarf lilyturf, mondograss, snake's-beard | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines | |
| Habitat | Forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=34, 36, 67, 68, 72, 108 |
| Description | Plants 7-15cm tall. Leaves linear, 10-20cm long, 2-3mm wide. Stems 7-15cm. Flowers pedicels 4mm long, 6 white perianths each 4mm long, flowering in July to August. Fruits blue 7mm. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Ophiopogon japonicus (Linnaeus f.) Ker Gawler |
| Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. | |
| Ophiopogon japonicus (L.f.) Ker-Gawl. |
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| July 2007 at my home |
July 2007 at my home |
July 2007 at my home |
