Mazus alpinus Masam.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Mazaceae > Mazus

Characteristics

Perennials. Stems erect or ascending, scapose; stolons to 30 cm, hirsute, sometimes very sparsely so. Basal leaves rosulate; leaf blade spatulate, 1.5-5 X 0.8-1.5 cm, base attenuate, margin coarsely crenate, dentate, or pinnately lobed. Stolon leaves opposite, sessile or petiolate; leaf blade obovate to subrounded, much smaller than basal leaves. Flowering stems scapose, to 15 cm, hirsute. Racemes borne on main stems and on stolons, 3-13-flowered; bracts subulate. Pedicel 5-6 mm. Calyx campanulate, 3-8 mm, parted to middle; lobes subulate-lanceolate, as long as tube, apex acute. Corolla pale purple, 1-2.2 cm. Fl. and fr. Mar-Sep.
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Growth form herb
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Distribution

Mazus alpinus world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:805529-1
WFO ID wfo-0001236331
COL ID 3YJF6
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Synonyms

Mazus alpinus