Mazus surculosus D.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Mazaceae > Mazus

Characteristics

Perennials, to 8 cm tall, sparsely white villous. Stems short; stolons slender, internodes more than 4 cm. Basal leaves rosulate; leaf blade obovate to spatulate, 2-7 cm including petiole, papery, base often pinnately pandurate parted, margin irregularly crenate, apex rounded. Leaves on stolons opposite, short petiolate; leaf blade rotund to obovate, much smaller than basal leaves. Scape longer than leaves, erect; racemes with flowers almost from base, lax. Basal pedicels to 2 cm. Calyx tube campanulate, 4-8 mm; lobes ca. 1/3 as long as calyx, broadly ovate, apex obtuse to subacute. Corolla pink to light purple, ca. 2 X as long as calyx; lower lip middle lobe ovate and longer than lateral lobes; upper lip erect, short, lobes suborbicular. Capsule ovoid, ca. 4 mm. Seeds surface smooth. Fl. and fr. Jun-Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.08
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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Uses medicinal
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Images

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Distribution

Mazus surculosus world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:805582-1
WFO ID wfo-0001140070
COL ID 3YJGT
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Synonyms

Mazus surculosus