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Liriope minor (Maxim.) Makino

Species

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Characteristics

Roots with fusiform, fleshy, tuberous part near tip. Stolons creeping, elongate, slender. Leaves narrowly linear, 7--20 cm × 2--3(--4) mm, 5-veined, basally surrounded by many membranous-margined sheaths. Scape 6--7(--15) cm, much shorter than leaves. Inflorescence 1--3(--5) cm, 5--12-flowered; bracts ovate-lanceolate, basal one ca. 4 mm, margin membranous. Flowers solitary, sometimes in clusters of 2 or 3; pedicel 3--4 mm. Tepals purplish, ovate-oblong, ca. 3.5 × 0.7 mm. Filaments ca. 1.5 mm; anthers ca. 1.5 mm. Style ca. 2 mm; stigma small. Seeds dark blue at maturity, subglobose, 4--5 mm in diam. Fl. Jun--Jul, fr. Aug--Sep. 2 n = 36.
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A herb. The roots have fleshy tubers near the tips. It also has stolons or creepers. The leaves are narrow. They are 7-20 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They have 5 veins. There are many sheaths around the base. The flowers occur singly, but sometimes are in clusters of 2 or 3. The flowers are purplish. The seeds are dark blue at maturity. They are 4-5 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It occurs in forests and on shady hillsides and grassy slopes between 600-2600 m altitude in N China. In Sichuan.
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Lowland and foothills all over Japan. Forests, shady hillsides and grassy slopes at elevations of 600-2600 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Liriope minor unspecified picture

Distribution

Liriope minor world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:429756-1
WFO ID wfo-0000673412
COL ID 3VCXW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mondo tokyoense Ophiopogon minor Liriope minor f. albiflora Mondo cernuum Ophiopogon spicatus var. minor Liriope spicata var. minor Liriope graminifolia var. minor Liriope cernua var. albiflora Liriope cernua Liriope minor
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