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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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).