Details of genus: Mazus Lour. [2083]
genus_ja:
genus_en:
# spp.:
pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Mazaceae
family_ja: サギゴケ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 30 species of annuals and creeping usually mat-forming, prostrate perennials, which root at the nodes. They are found in wet habitats from lowland to mountainous regions of the Himalayas, India, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, Japan, S.E. Asia, and Australasia. The leaves, 1-5cm (1/2-2in) long, borne in opposite pairs, are mostly linear to spoon-shaped or obovate, toothed, and usually mid-green. Narrowly tubular flowers, with erect upper lips and large, spreading, 3-lobed lower lips, are produced singly or in few-flowered racemes from the leaf axils. Mazus species are suitable for ground cover in a sheltered rock garden or in paving crevices, or as pan plants in an alpine house.
hardiness_en: Hardy to -10°C (14°F).
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring or autumn. Divide in spring.
pests_en: Slugs and snails may be a problem.
description_ja:
comment: Asia to Australia
comment_ja: サギゴケ
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2021-11-11 15:17 by hkokubun@mac.com
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Scrophulariaceae | ゴマノハグサ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Phrymaceae (Scrophulariaceae) | ハエドクソウ (ゴマノハグサ)科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Accepted | Mazaceae | サギゴケ科 | Show | ||
| APW | Phrymaceae | ハエドクソウ科 | Show |