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Mazus miquelii Makino

Miquel's mazus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Mazaceae > Mazus

Characteristics

Perennials, glabrous or sparsely villous. Primary root short; fibrous roots numerous, clustered. Stems erect to obliquely ascending, 10-15 cm; stolons to 15-20 cm, rooting from nodes or not. Basal leaves numerous, rosulate, petiolate; leaf blade obovate-spatulate, 3-7 cm including petiole, margin coarsely serrate, sometimes pinnatisect. Stem leaves on erect stems alternate, on stolons mostly opposite; petiole short; leaf blade ovate to subrounded, 1.5-4 cm including petiole, less than 2 cm wide, margin sparsely serrate. Racemes terminal, elongated, lax. Pedicel gradually shorter toward inflorescence apex, lower ones to 2 cm. Calyx campanulate-funnelform, 7-10 mm; lobes lanceolate-triangular, as long as tube. Corolla purple or white with purplish spots, 1.5-2 cm; lower lip middle lobe obovate, shorter than lateral lobes and slightly exserted; upper lip erect, short. Capsule globose, slightly exserted. Fl. and fr. Feb-Aug.
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A small herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 10-15 cm tall. It has runners 15-20 cm long. These can form roots at the nodes. There are several leaves in a ring at the base. The leaves are spoon shaped and 3-7 cm long. There are coarse teeth along the edge. The leaves on the stem are alternate and 2-4 cm long. The flowers are purple or white with purple spots.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Found in wet places, it is especially abundant around paddy fields, lowland C. and S. Japan.
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A tropical plant. It grows in wet places and in open forests below 300 m above sea level.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Mazus miquelii unspecified picture

Distribution

Mazus miquelii world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Tajikistan, Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:805560-1
WFO ID wfo-0001138517
COL ID 3YJG3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mazus englerianus Pyxidaria japonica Mazus rotundus Mazus rotundifolius Mazus reptans Mazus miquelii Vandellia japonica Mazus fargesii Mazus wilsonii Mazus miquelii f. rotundifolius Mazus stolonifer Mazus rugosus var. stolonifer Mazus miquelii var. stolonifer Mazus rugosus var. rotundifolius Mazus japonicus var. leucanthus
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