Mazus pumilio
Swamp mazus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Mazaceae |
Genus: | Mazus |
Species: | M. pumilio
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Binomial name | |
Mazus pumilio |
Mazus pumilio, commonly known as the swamp mazus, is a plant native to eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.[1] It is commonly cultivated as an ornamental plant, most often for creating a groundcover. It is a completely prostrate, perennial herb usually forming wide spreading patches.
References[]
- ^ Metcalf, L. J. (Lawrence James), 1928- (1993). The cultivation of New Zealand plants. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit. ISBN 0-908877-23-4. OCLC 28439249.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
External links[]
- "Mazus pumilio". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- PlantNet: Mazus pumilio — photo
Categories:
- Mazus
- Lamiales of Australia
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of Queensland
- Flora of Tasmania
- Flora of Victoria (Australia)
- Garden plants of Australia
- Groundcovers
- Plants described in 1810
- Lamiales stubs
- Australian asterid stubs