Biology:Mazus gracilis
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Mazus gracilis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Mazaceae |
| Genus: | Mazus |
| Species: | M. gracilis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Mazus gracilis Hemsl.
| |
Mazus gracilis is a plant species native to the Provinces of Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and Zhejiang in China . It grows on lake shores, river banks, and other moist areas at elevations below 800 m.[1]
Mazus gracilis is a perennial herb spreading by means of stolons running along the surface of the ground for as far as 30 cm (12 inches). Leaves are up to 2.5 cm long. Flowers are born in axillary racemes. Flowers are yellow, white or purple, sometimes with spots of another color.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Flora of China v 18 p 48.
- ↑ Line Drawing from Flora of China
- ↑ Hemsley, William Botting, & Forbes, Francis Blackwell. 1890. Enumeration of all the plants known from China proper, Formosa, Hainan, the Corea, the Luchu Archipelago, and the Island of Hongkong, together with their distribution and synonymy, continued from volume XXIII. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany vol XXVI.
Wikidata ☰ Q15246224 entry
 |  |
