Biology:Mazus pumilio

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Short description: Species of flowering plant


Swamp mazus
Mazus pumilio with flower.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Mazaceae
Genus: Mazus
Species:
M. pumilio
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 oftenly for creating a groundcover. It is a completely prostrate, perennial herb usually forming wide spreading patches.

References

  1. Metcalf, L. J. (Lawrence James), 1928- (1993). The cultivation of New Zealand plants. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit. ISBN 0-908877-23-4. OCLC 28439249. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28439249. 

External links

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| mode = cs1 | title = Mazus pumilio | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = }}

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