Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Liriope spicata
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Liriope from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liriope spicata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Liriope & Ophiopogon naturalized & commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010)
Liriope spicata
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Floristic synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2010)
Liriope spicatum
COMMON NAME:
Liriope, Creeping Lilyturf
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JK Marlow jkm140717_884
July Greenville County SC
Leaves 3-6(8)mm wide, flexuous and arching, 5-11 nerved, apices acute, per Overview of Liriope and Ophiopogon (Ruscaceae) naturalized and commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010).
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JK Marlow jkm140717_886
July Greenville County SC
Scapes mostly much shorter than the leaves; inflorescences mostly obscured, per Overview of Liriope and Ophiopogon (Ruscaceae) naturalized and commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010).
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JK Marlow jkm140717_886b
July Greenville County SC
Flowers erect. Corollas mostly white. Inflorescence rachis 2-5(8)cm long, per Overview of Liriope and Ophiopogon (Ruscaceae) naturalized and commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010).
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JK Marlow jkm140717_891
July Greenville County SC
Plants colonial, from slender stolons, unequivocally "spreading", per Overview of Liriope and Ophiopogon (Ruscaceae) naturalized and commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Liriope spicata
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liriope spicata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Liriope & Ophiopogon naturalized & commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010)
Liriope spicata
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Floristic synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2010)
Liriope spicatum
3687
Forb
Perennial
Non-native: China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea & Vietnam
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Rare
Habitat: Commonly planted, persistent and escaping, locally abundant, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Southeast
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Summer
White / very pale violet
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blue-black/ Blackish-purple
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests p102
- New Invaders of the Southeast p005