Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ophiopogon japonicus
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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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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).
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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 (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
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
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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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