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3688

Forb
Perennial

Non-native: China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea

Documented growing wild in - NC -

Rare

Look for it in suburban forests, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Basal

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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blue/ blue-violet

 

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
 Ophiopogon japonicus   FAMILY Ruscaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
 Ophiopogon japonicus   FAMILY Liliaceae

(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of China
 Ophiopogon japonicus

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