Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ophiopogon japonicus
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ophiopogon japonicus
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ophiopogon japonicus
(?) Flora of China
Ophiopogon japonicus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Liriope & Ophiopogon naturalized & commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010)
Ophiopogon japonicus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ophiopogon japonicus
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ophiopogon japonicus
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ophiopogon japonicus
(?)
Flora of China
Ophiopogon japonicus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Liriope & Ophiopogon naturalized & commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010)
Ophiopogon japonicus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ophiopogon japonicus
3688
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Suburban forests, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Summer
White/ Pale violet
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
6 stamens
Ovary inferior to semi-inferior
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blue/ blue-violet
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